Château des Jacques - Morgon 2010

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

Full-bodied, dense, with a firm finish and a straightforward palate; it could still develop more roundness and elegance.

About the estate:

The estate, owned by Louis Jadot of Beaune but managed independently, has grown significantly since its acquisition in 1996. The vineyard spans 90 hectares, consisting primarily of Moulin-à-Vent wines, a specialty in which the estate excels. It owns plots in the finest terroirs, such as Rochegrès, La Roche, Carquelins, and, more recently, La Rochelle. Cyril Chirouze continues the tradition of excellence established more than fifteen years ago.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

The 2010 Morgon Château des Jacques exceeded my expectations. Notes of peat and smoky black tea, crushed stone, meaty aromas, black berries, and plum emerge on the nose and palate. Lively and harmonious, the underlying richness I had noted when it was still in the tank is now fully revealed. Its tannic structure now energizes its finish. Best enjoyed through 2015.

About the estate:

Is the 2018 vintage the finest wine produced to date at Château des Jacques under Jadot’s leadership? That’s certainly the question I asked myself while tasting these new releases, and Cyril Chirouze and his team deserve the warmest praise for what they’ve accomplished. When Jadot acquired this vast historic estate in 1996, the winemaking process was reimagined with a Burgundian focus, introducing destemming, long macerations, new oak, and extended aging. To my palate, the oak component of the wines was sometimes too pronounced, even after aging in the bottle; and that is why these 2018s stand out: they are quite simply the best-integrated wines I have tasted from Château des Jacques between 1996 and today. Deep, concentrated, and elegantly robust—after all, 2018 was a hot year—these are serious wines, built for cellaring, and I am truly very optimistic about their future. All the wines reviewed here come highly recommended.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

On the palate, the Château des Jacques Classic is perfectly well-rounded, silky, and full-bodied on the finish.

About the estate:

Since its acquisition in 1996 by the Beaune-based Louis Jadot, the estate has fully embraced its identity, and “Les Jacques” has emerged as a model of a Beaujolais wine with aging potential, while continuing to draw on Burgundian winemaking methods. Following the era of Guillaume de Castelnau (director from 2000 to 2014), Pierre-Henri Gagey handed the reins over in 2016 to Cyril Chirouze, an agricultural engineer and oenologist who had worked as a winemaker there between 2007 and 2013. The single-vineyard wines require a minimum of five years of aging to fully express the character of their terroir. It is clear that the transition to organic farming and the construction of the new winery have marked a new milestone in the development of these wines. We will be following this progress closely.