Louis Jadot 2025 En Primeur: How to Buy Burgundy Before It Is Bottled

Louis Jadot 2025 En Primeur: How to Buy Burgundy Before It Is Bottled

Louis Jadot's 2025 En Primeur offer is open at Halpern, and reservations close at end of day on Sunday, November 15. It covers 66 wines from Maison Louis Jadot, Domaine Ferret and Château des Jacques, from village Burgundy to the grands crus.

If you have never bought wine this way, the idea is simple: you reserve the wines now, while they are still in barrel in Beaune, and they arrive in Ontario in winter 2028. This post explains how En Primeur works, what the 2025 vintage looks like so far, and how to secure your wines.

What is an En Primeur offer?

En Primeur means buying wine before it has been bottled. The grapes have been harvested and the wine is made, but it is still ageing in barrel at the estate. You reserve your allocation now, and the wine is shipped once it has been bottled and released.

The practice is best known in Bordeaux, where it is often called buying futures, and Burgundy's leading houses offer their wines the same way. It has lasted because it works for both sides: the producer knows where the wine is going, and the buyer gets first access.

There are three main reasons collectors buy this way.

Access. The most sought-after wines are made in small quantities, and much of each vintage is spoken for at this stage. For top premiers crus and grands crus, En Primeur is often the only reliable way to secure them.

Choice. This is the one moment when the whole range is offered at once, including large formats such as magnums and beyond, which are bottled to order and seldom appear later.

Provenance. The wine travels once, from the producer's cellar to the importer to you, so you know exactly where it has been and how it has been stored.

The trade-off is patience. You are buying on the reputation of the producer and early reports on the vintage, and you wait about two years for delivery. That is why En Primeur suits producers with a long track record, and wines you intend to cellar or enjoy over many years.

A look at the 2025 vintage

The 2025 growing season was among the earliest in recent Burgundy history. A mild winter and warm spring set the stage for an early start, while periods of intense heat in June and August accelerated ripening and reduced yields. Some welcome rainfall around harvest called for careful decisions in the vineyards, but ultimately helped preserve the freshness and balance that define great Burgundy.

Early impressions have been overwhelmingly positive. The reds are showing beautiful colour, concentration and ripe fruit, with an underlying freshness and elegance. The whites are equally exciting, with expressive aromatics, excellent maturity and remarkable precision.

Altogether, 2025 appears to strike a balance between generosity and finesse, producing wines that should offer both early enjoyment and excellent cellaring potential. After the challenges and significantly reduced volumes of 2024, and with 2026 expected to be another small crop, there is plenty to be excited about.

Three estates, one offer

The offer brings together the three estates of the Jadot family, covering Burgundy from north to south.

Maison Louis Jadot. Founded in Beaune in 1859, Jadot makes wine across the Côte d'Or and Chablis. The offer runs from village wines such as Meursault, Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée to grands crus including Clos Vougeot, Corton-Charlemagne, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze and Montrachet.

Domaine Ferret. The Pouilly-Fuissé estate in the Mâconnais, offering its classic cuvée alongside single-parcel Tête de Cru and Hors Classe bottlings.

Château des Jacques. The Beaujolais estate, with Morgon and a range of single-vineyard Moulin-à-Vent made in the house's Burgundian style.

Wines to know

A few places to start, across styles and price points. The complete list of 66 wines is available from your Halpern rep.

Louis Jadot 2025 Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules, Monopole | $185/bottle, 6-pack | Côte de Beaune. Walled monopole within Les Vignes Franches, the Jadot family's first vineyard, acquired in 1826 and marking its 200th anniversary this year.

Louis Jadot 2025 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques | $490/bottle, 6-pack | Côte de Nuits. Premier cru on the Combe de Lavaux hillside, shared among five producers, Jadot among them.

Louis Jadot 2025 Gevrey-Chambertin | $139/bottle, 6-pack | Côte de Nuits. Village red from the largest commune of the Côte de Nuits, home to nine grands crus.

Louis Jadot 2025 Meursault | $140/bottle, 6-pack | Côte de Beaune. Village white from the largest white wine commune of the Côte de Beaune.

Louis Jadot 2025 Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume | $97/bottle, 6-pack | Chablis. Right-bank premier cru just north of the grand cru slope.

Louis Jadot 2025 Santenay “Clos de Malte” Rouge | $71/bottle, 6-pack | Côte de Beaune. Pinot Noir from a walled village-level vineyard that Jadot owns outright.

Domaine Ferret 2025 Pouilly-Fuissé | $89/bottle, 6-pack | Mâconnais. The domaine's classic cuvée, from estate vines in Fuissé, one of the appellation's four communes.

Château des Jacques 2025 Moulin-à-Vent | $47/bottle, 6-pack | Beaujolais. The estate's blended Moulin-à-Vent, drawn from its parcels across the appellation.

How the offer works

750ml bottles are offered in cases of 6.

Magnums (1500ml) are offered in cases of 3.

All larger formats are offered in individual wooden boxes.

Formats up to 15,000ml are available and priced upon request.

Wines are expected to arrive in winter 2028.

Prices are in Canadian dollars, per bottle, exclusive of tax, and wines are sold by the case only. Allocations are limited and confirmed in the order received, so the more sought-after appellations and larger formats are worth requesting early.

Hear it from the winemakers

Jadot has shared three short presentations on the growing season, the harvest and early impressions of the wines.

Maison Louis Jadot: 2025 Vintage Presentation

Domaine Ferret: 2025 Vintage Presentation

Château des Jacques: 2025 Vintage Presentation

How to reserve

Reservations close at end of day on Sunday, November 15. Reach out to your Halpern rep to secure your order, or email sales@halpernwine.com with the wines and quantities you would like.

If you would like help choosing, our team is always happy to recommend wines for your cellar, your table or a gift.