A Lesson in Terroir

A Lesson in Terroir

If you’ve ever been around a “wine person,” you’ve inevitably heard the term Terroir mentioned. It’s a cool word, with a vague meaning. I translate it for ease of use as “sense of place,” it’s what makes a wine unique to where it’s from, and not every wine can exhibit Terroir. It’s what every region strives for, and no region anywhere in the world is more famous for its terroir than Burgundy. Although a geographically small area, the villages all have unique characteristics that make the wines identifiable even if they’re across the street from each other. It’s part of what makes Burgundy so coveted.

Louis Jadot is the largest owner of vineyards in Burgundy, and as such, have wines that span the entire scope of the region. In 2014 they put together a special box that attempted to show how terroir expresses in one village. They put together six wines from the village of Beaune, each from a different Premier Cru within the village. They put the six into a lovely wooden box, made a nice book to explain things, and the rest is up to you to discover.

There aren’t many of these boxes left intact but we have a couple that have been kept in pristine storage since they arrived. A fun and unique way to discover the true meaning of terroir

Very limited quantity available.