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Louis Jadot

Domain Details

Since its inception, <b>Louis Jadot</b> has been committed to expanding across all of <b>Bourgogne</b>, from the <b>Grands Crus</b> to regional appellations. The house expresses a true Burgundy through its wines, proud of its origins and looking towards the future.
To produce the most representative wines of their terroir, <b>Frédéric Barnier</b> is supported by Guillaume and Audrey. This team plays a pivotal role in the success of the house. Each contributes their talent to the wines and ensures the continuity of the expertise, whether technical or commercial. The <b>Louis Jadot house</b> currently manages 225 hectares in <b>Côte d'Or</b>.

History of the estate

<b>Louis Henry Denis Jadot</b> established the <b>Louis Jadot House</b> in 1859.

The story began in 1826 in the vineyards with the <b>Jadot family's</b> acquisition of the <b>Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules</b>. <b>Louis Henry Denis Jadot</b> rapidly expanded the wine trade to the markets of Northern Europe, an area he was familiar with as his family originated from Belgium. His son, Louis Jean Baptiste, succeeded him in 1900 and continued to grow the business by purchasing numerous vineyards, including the <b>Corton Charlemagne</b> and the <b>Chevalier Montrachet Les Demoiselles</b>.

<b>Louis Auguste Jadot</b> significantly developed exports to England and the United States, particularly following his meeting in 1945 with Rudy Kopf, the founder of Kobrand Corporation.

In 1954, <b>André Gagey</b> joined the <b>Louis Jadot House</b> as deputy to <b>Louis Auguste Jadot</b>. After the latter's untimely death in 1962, <b>André Gagey</b> took over as head of the House. In 1970. In 1984, André Gagey's son, Pierre-Henry, joined the company. In 1985, Madame Jadot decided to ensure the continuity of the <b>Louis Jadot House</b> by selling the company to Rudy Kopf's family, the US importers of the house's wines. <b>Pierre-Henry Gagey</b> has been the President of SAS Maison Louis Jadot since 1992.

Frédéric Magnien

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Born in May 1969, in one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world, Frédéric Magnien is the 5th generation of vintners in the Magnien family. While assisting his father in the vineyards and cellar, he pursued his studies at the Beaune wine school.

In order to gain experience from other vintners, he worked the 1986 harvest at Jean-Noël Gagnard in Chassagne-Montrachet. He then committed himself to the Michel Magnien estate in Morey-Saint-Denis, working alongside his father from 1987 to 1991.

Eager to deepen his knowledge, he decided to work abroad in 1992. He started with a 4-month stint in California, USA at Josh Jemsen's Calera estate. This was followed by 6 months in Australia at Garry Farr's Bannockburn Vineyard.

Upon his return for the 1993 harvest, he enrolled at the University of Dijon and graduated with a degree in oenology.

In September 1995, he made one of the most significant decisions of his life by establishing a wine trading house under his own name: FREDERIC MAGNIEN.

The goal was to differentiate the roles of vintner and winemaker: as he does not own any vineyards, Frédéric Magnien plays a crucial advisory role to the vintners he collaborates with throughout the year. This allows him to select plots primarily of old vines (over 40 years) and to purchase very high-quality grapes at optimal maturity, from some of the most prestigious appellations of the Côte de Nuits.

This enables him to explore, with identical vinification, barrels and aging, the aromatic diversity of the terroirs of Côte de Nuits, extending the passion of the viticulturist. The Frédéric Magnien House thus began in 1995 with 21 barrels spread over 5 appellations and now has about 1000 barrels.