Maison Louis Jadot

Louis Henry Denis Jadot established this house in 1859 after purchasing the négociant firm Lemaire-Fouleu. The family viticultural history in the region began earlier, marked by the 1826 acquisition of the Clos des Ursules vineyard in Beaune. Following three generations of Jadot family leadership, management passed to André Gagey in 1962. In 1985, the company was sold to the Kopf family, owners of the American firm Kobrand Corporation, which had imported the wines since 1945. The Gagey family continues to lead the operations, with Pierre-Henry Gagey serving as president for three decades before his son Thibault Gagey took on a senior management role. This long term leadership has maintained stability during the transition from a family estate to international ownership.

The estate manages more than 200 hectares of vineyards through several distinct entities, including Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot, Domaine Louis Jadot, and Domaine Gagey. These holdings span the entire Burgundy region from Chablis and the Côte d’Or to the Mâconnais and Beaujolais, where the house acquired Château des Jacques in 1996 and Domaine Ferret in 2008. Winemaking has been overseen by technical director Frédéric Barnier since 2012, when he succeeded the long serving Jacques Lardière. The production process emphasizes site specific character, often utilizing natural yeasts and aging in barrels produced at the company's own cooperage, Cadus. This control over the barrel supply allows the winemaking team to precisely match wood influence to the requirements of each individual parcel.

All bottles are identified by a label featuring the head of Bacchus and a distinctive border. The house is particularly noted for its Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules, a walled vineyard that has remained a core part of its holdings for nearly two centuries. The portfolio includes a vast range of wines, including classified Grand Crus such as Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles and Musigny. Operating as both a grower and a négociant, the firm maintains a reputation for providing a reliable benchmark for many of Burgundy's diverse appellations. The house produces hundreds of different labels each vintage, yet it applies the same winemaking philosophy to its regional Bourgogne Blanc as it does to its rarest Grand Cru bottlings.