Louis Jadot – Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2013 – Burgundy France

2013 is what Burgundians call a terroir vintage — no excess ripeness, no green austerity, just the site speaking. In Clos de Bèze it produced a wine of perfumed fruit set against strict minerality, with tannins serious enough to demand real patience.

🍷 At a Glance

• Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
• Appellation: Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Gevrey-Chambertin
• Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
• Vintage: 2013
• Producer: Louis Jadot — bottled under Domaine Louis Jadot, from vines the house owns rather than buys
• Holding: A 0.42-hectare parcel acquired in 1985 with the purchase of Domaine Clair-Daü, plus further rows under long-term contract
• Vine density: 11,500 vines per hectare
• Vineyard: Around 15 hectares in total, on the upper Gevrey Grand Cru slope just north of Le Chambertin, on shallower soil
• Serving temperature: 15–17°C
• Style: Dry red wine

👃 Tasting Notes & Experience

• Color: Bright, medium-deep ruby
• Nose: Perfumed and floral, with gorgeous red fruit against a strict mineral backdrop
• Palate: Pure and lifted, concentrated without weight
• Structure: Severe, solid, dark tannins beneath the fruit — the promise of enormous potential
• Finish: Very long and persistent, silky at the edges

The growing season was genuinely difficult: cool, then hot with severe storms, then hail and heavy rain, then dry spells. Yields were small and picking was late. What came out the other side was a vintage without the distortions of heat or dilution — which is why growers took to calling it the ultimate terroir year. Clos de Bèze responded with finesse rather than force, though the tannic frame here means it was never built for early drinking; critics pointed to 2023 as the opening date and it will run well beyond that.

❤️ Why We Love It

• A domaine-owned parcel of Gevrey's oldest Grand Cru, farmed at 11,500 vines per hectare
• A vintage prized precisely because it lets the site speak
• Only six bottles

🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas

• Roast duck, goose or game birds
• Boeuf bourguignon and game pâté
• Strong washed-rind and aged cheeses

👤 Who This Wine Is For

✓ Drinkers who want transparency of site over vintage power
✓ Collectors with the patience the tannins ask for
✕ Not ideal if you want immediate, generous drinking tonight