From Duc de Magenta, the wine's noble nose retains freshness, while the fruit dances across the palate, very classy. There are some yellow notes but it's predominantly white fruit underneath, with more fruit coming all the time. A very lovely wine. Drink 2020-2025.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

There were at last good yields for the white wines, which revealed a necessary if at first unexpected acidity during fermentation. The whites have been bottled using DIAM corks since 2011. There was no need to do much sorting of the reds given the health of the grapes, which were vinified in the usual Jadot way with a long cuvaison. Yields for the reds were on the whole down, especially in any vineyards which had suffered repeated hail damage in recent years. Note - all but the excellent Gevrey-Chambertin Cazetiers and Chapelle-Chambertin are domaine wines, with the relevant part of the Jadot empire being specified in the notes.

Lovely fresh colour with little green tints. Exuberant fruit on the nose, and again in the mouth, backed by an excellent acidity, this is a complex, balanced wine that is very classy and has superb length.  Only 150 bottles produced but so good that we had to have some. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Nicholas feels that the saving grace of the 2013 vintage was the amount of small berries caused by millerandage. He has opted for minimum extraction but longish cuvaison. The white wines have not been stirred because they were rich enough naturally. They are expected to be bottled in December and will all be under DIAM corks, apart from the Grands Crus. The reds will be bottled during February.

The 2013 Le Montrachet Grand Cru has a very reserved bouquet, a light marine influence coming through with aeration of shucked oyster shells and a smidgen of orange rind. The palate is fresh and crisp, compact, more austere than the two Chevaliers at the moment, with very laconic, tight-lipped finish compared to others that I have tasted. Let’s see...this is giving away zilch at the moment! 
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014

Reminiscent of a waft of sunshine and rose petals in bloom, this Montrachet from Bouchard has a lovely covering of velvet over a massive block of marble. It is brilliantly put together and is very, very long and absolutely lovely. It really is up there amongst the very best Montrachets.

Initially restrained with a brooding intensity, this wine has huge weight on the palate, complemented by a massive, rich, density of fruit and all the flesh of the vintage. The flavours keep on developing in the glass with an electric concentration. This is a very heady, succulent wine.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director Nicolas Potel has installed the négociant arm of his business on the Savigny side of town which gives him plenty of space for making and maturing the wines, along with logistics and office needs, while keeping his Domaine de Bellene operation completely separate in Beaune itself. The selling point here is consistent competence mixed with attractive pricing.

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The nose shows such concentration that it's hard to make out the detail but it is not only massively concentrated but really classy. The volume is sensational here and the acidity is lurking. This wine will continue to build during its remaining time in barrel and will provide a great experience of Montrachet in the long term.
Jasper Morris MW - Burgundy Wine Director

 

The 2013 Montrachet Grand Cru, which comes from the Chassagne side, possesses a very precise bouquet that seems understated when compared to the more hedonistic Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles. This is much more demure, laid-back...nonchalant even.

The palate is very precise - there is real detail here with delicate spicy notes furnishing the back end of this Montrachet that just expands toward the finish. I think this is keeping everything up its sleeve at the moment, but you cannot deny the balance and focus here. 
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014

The 2013 Montrachet Grand Cru, which comes from the Puligny side courtesy of a cask purchased before malolactic, has a pebbly, slightly flinty bouquet. The palate is taut and linear, citric at the moment but terse and laconic on the finish. There is great tension and nervosité, but it needs to find more to say. There are no marks for the label and to be frank, I preferred the Meursault Perrières tasted just prior to this.
Neal Martin - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Dec 2014

Very classy, with an exceptionally stylish nose, real concentration here, a little saline, some lime notes, but the fruit is totally ripe and they have kept the balance. It’s the length which is the most amazing thing here. Brilliant finish.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

Some of the Drouhin flagship vineyards have suffered as badly as any from the hail. Their yield in the Clos des Mouches was between six and eight hl/ha, depending on the plot! We have fought for the best allocations possible though because the Drouhin wines are glorious in 2012. They have added a new laser-optic sorting machine and have used fewer whole bunches in vinification, but given the wines a longer period of maceration in the vats. They have also hired a special smallscale bottling line for the little lots.

Clear, bright and pale in colour, this combines majesty with discretion. It is a superbly floral offering with ethereal, lifted fruit. All the detail is there, with waves of flavour rolling across the palate, and so much concentration of fruit that the acidity is hidden. Fabulous Montrachet.

Frédéric Weber has taken over prime winemaking responsibilities from Philippe Prost. He shares with his predecessor the ability to talk eloquently about his wines, with an excellent knowledge of each terroir. One change here is the increasing use of whole bunches during fermentation, though more in the Côte de Nuits than Côte de Beaune this year. Overall, these are excellent wines.

"This is even better. Ripe, concentrated, very classy and very distinguished. This is grand cru quality. Very, very long and composed and lovely. Very fine. From 2010." (Clive Coates - The Vine - Sept-2003)

The fortunate Marquis de Laguiche has the biggest holding by far of Le Montrachet with just about 2 hectares. The wine is exceptionally backward at the moment as should perhaps be the case with a wine of this magnitude half way through its lvage but it has a massive presence and a powerfully thick texture which indicate its future quality. Drink 2015-2025+.

Jadot's Montrachet is an incredible wine with many high points: sublime perfume, with some notes of orange peel, an overwhelming density of fruit on the palate and length on the finish which just will not lie down. This will be a real treat in years to come, and one to compare with Les Demoiselles.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Burgundy Buyer - June 2012)

Bouchard are the third largest owners of plots in Le Montrachet and certainly manage one of the best sources. Their 2007 is like a diamond fist in a golden glove, immensely powerful yet with nobility in every aspect. The bouquet shows just a trace of old-style roses, but it is hard to define the magisterial flavours of a great wine such as this. Heady fruit and mineral purity succumb the senses; this is virtually as perfect as a wine can get

The 2014 Montrachet Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet: very complex with scents of dried quince, citrus lemon, almond and minerals -- all set off with a very subtle reduction, à la Porusots 2014. The palate is very well balanced as you would expect, but it's the purity here that really makes the Montrachet, building in the glass to what is quite a feisty, bravura of a finish. There is a completeness and bewitching sense of harmony here, and though you feel duty-bound to analyze and intellectualize over this Montrachet, the devil inside is urging you to just drink it and enjoy its untrammeled deliciousness.
Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate. 31st Decemeber 2015. 

No relation to the higher and stonier La Garenne, this is from a more prime elevation, between Champs Canet and Folatières on the mid-slope. This is from the Duc de Magenta estate. It’s fine and fresh, with a really good core of acacia and honeysuckle aromas. A little less rich than the 2015, but lively and expressive. Drink 2020-2025.
Adam Bruntlett, Burgundy Buyer

The house of Louis Jadot was founded in 1859 though the family had previously been vignerons in the region, acquiring their famous Clos des Ursules in 1826. The company is today run by Pierre-Henri Gagey, while Frédéric Barnier replaced veteran winemaker Jacques Lardière in 2013. Louis Jadot owns over 60 hectares of vineyard, many of them Premier and Grand Cru. Recent developments have included the establishment of the tonnellerie Cadus in Ladoix-Serrigny and expansion of the modern winery facilities on the Route de Savigny, with a new white-wine vinification centre completed in 2009. Jadot’s harvest ran from 25th September to 14th October, with conditions marked by cool winds and sunshine. For the whites, malolactic fermentation was blocked to leave one to 1.5 grams of malic acid. The idea is to use this freshness as a textural component to help the wines during their maturation, much like tannin in red wines. Jadot’s choice of Diam corks since 2011 has allowed a reduction in the level of SO2, lowering the level of reduction and also any sharpness that can evolve with SO2 and malic acid in combination.