Our take
Louis Jadot Chardonnay Macon-Villages French White Wine
- Style
- White wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Region
- France
- Shelf barcode
- 0084692418541
Our take
What we make of this bottle
France reaches from the Atlantic coast to Mediterranean shores and mountain slopes, and no single growing season describes every French vineyard. That is why the word French on a bottle names the country and little more; a narrower French appellation or a producer's own record is what points to a smaller stretch of ground. This wine is a Chardonnay whose label also carries Macon-Villages, a narrower French name, and Louis Jadot's own account now confirms who makes it, though not the details of this specific bottling.
Louis Jadot's own account fills in real history behind the name. Maison Louis Jadot traces itself to 1826, when its founding parcel, the Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules, was purchased, and Louis Henri Denis Jadot formally founded the negociant house in 1859. The producer's page for this Macon-Villages appellation narrows the ground further: it names the limestone subsoil of the Monts du Maconnais as the base behind the wine, sourced from several small areas within the appellation's roughly 2,500 hectares and 43 eligible communes. The producer states the wine ferments and ages entirely in stainless steel, a choice the page says is meant to preserve fruit character and freshness rather than add the toasted notes time in oak can bring. What the page does not give is a vintage-specific number: no alcohol percentage, no harvest year and no residual sugar figure appear on it, since it reads as an evergreen appellation sheet rather than a dated technical sheet for the bottle on shelves now.
Across seven stores in our September 2026 checks, prices ranged between $16.99 and $22.99. A single rating so far gives it 1 on the store listing's five-point scale.
Our call: a fair pick if the narrower Macon-Villages name, an unoaked, stainless-steel style, and a producer with two centuries of Burgundy history are enough of a paper trail for you at this price. Pass if you want vintage-specific numbers or a settled crowd read; Louis Jadot's page carries no alcohol or harvest figures for this bottling, and the single rating on our record is one shopper's score, not yet a pattern.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Read our take →The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$17.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$19.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$19.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$22.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$16.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$17.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$20.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know France.
A wine identified only as French can come from many climates, grapes and production rules. The country tells us where it comes from, while an appellation or producer record is needed for a closer account of place.
What the name means
France is a country of origin, not one wine appellation. French labels may also carry a protected AOP or IGP name with a much narrower legal boundary.
How grapes grow here
French vineyards span Atlantic, continental, Mediterranean and mountain-influenced settings. There is no single French growing season that can describe every bottle.
What lies under the vines
France's official wine areas cross river gravels, limestone and clay, granite, schist, sand and volcanic ground. The country name by itself does not establish one soil profile.
How large the region is
- Geographic reach
- Official wine indications are distributed across the country rather than one continuous vineyard zone.
- Record scope
- This guide explains a country mapping only. It does not replace a specific regional record.
Places within the region
- Protected origins
- INAO maps separate AOP and IGP wine areas, including Bordeaux, Champagne, the Rhône Valley, Provence and many others.
- What to check next
- Look for a named AOP, IGP, region or producer source before assigning local climate or soil detail.
Getting to know Chardonnay.
Chardonnay is a white grape used for still and sparkling wine. It can be made without oak for a lighter shape or fermented and aged in oak for more weight.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Official category guides place citrus and apple at the cooler end and stone fruit or tropical fruit in riper examples. Oak and time on the spent yeast can add toast, spice and a rounder texture, but those features are winemaking choices rather than a guarantee.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 116 Chardonnay wines we cover →
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier, and shopper rating. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.