Still owned by the Jadot family, (hence, Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot), this 2.8 hectare walled plot included within the 1er cru Vignes Franches, is Jadot’s flagship Beaune bottling. The 2018, to my mind, is one of the best Clos des Ursules Jadot has ever made – it is explosive, delivering both power and finesse, buttressed by freshness. Slightly exotic, with a chiseled refinement, it is very appealing now, but it has glorious development ahead of it. Barnier thinks the Côte de Beaune out did the Côte de Nuits in 2018, perhaps because, in general, they picked slightly earlier there. The energy of this 2018 Clos des Ursules supports that theory.