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Louis Latour: history of the estate

Visit Louis Latour winesAs is often the case in Burgundy, Latour is an old family story. The Latour family, who made wine in the Côte de Beaune since at least 1731, has reached Aloxe in 1768 to acquire several vineyards on and around the Corton hill. The following century saw them consolidate their prosperity and, in 1867, purchase the Lamarosse Père & Fils winery in Corton. BeauneIn 1890, they acquired Château de Corton Grancey, with its winery and 17 ha of vines, from the Comte de Grancey, who was then suffering from the ravages of phylloxera. Ten years later, the Latours completed their estate by adding two Côte de Nuits grands crus, Romanée saint-vivant and Chambertin. The current manager, Louis-Fabrice Latourthe seventh of its kind, was born in 1964.

 

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Louis Latour : Vision and winemaking

Visit Louis Latour house is sticking to its traditional vision of great wines. BurgundyThe estate has a long tradition of winegrowing, but doesn't shy away from a few innovative forays, planting chardonnay in the Ardèche and pinot in the Var. The domaine's wines are vinified in the vast cellars of Corton GranceyThe white grapes are picked as ripe as possible, crushed and then pressed. The white grapes are picked as ripe as possible, crushed and pressed. They begin their fermentation in stainless steel tanks, without passing through a settling phase. They are then hot-filled (poured into a barrel) and not stirred afterwards. The estate wines are aged in 100% new barrels. The red grapes are destemmed and crushed, then fermented in vats. The vatting period is short. After pressing, they are transferred to oak barrels. The reds benefit from less new oak than the whites, but for a longer ageing period. La Louis Latour House produces its own barrels, the staves of which are air-dried for thirty-six months, and favors long but light toasting. Recently, as the Louis Latour style has evolved towards more color and structure in the reds, the cuvaison time has been extended from 10 to 13 or 15 days. At the same time, to avoid the pitfall of overly heavy wines, the harvest has been brought forward slightly.

 

 

 

Tasting notes on Louis Latour wines

Chambertin cuvée héritier

Chambertin heritier latour

In the heart of Côte de Nuits is the parcel of Chambertin "cuvée héritiers Latour. This terroir is mythical. It has a great wealth of riches! But how? It's mainly due to a geological effect: the alluvial cone (the accumulation of sediments deposited by the torrent as a result of the reduction in slope at the mouth of the valley). On the terroir heir latourThere is a certain complexity due to the brown limestone soils.

The result is a powerful, complex wine with great ageing potential, combining the robustness of Pinot Noir with the taste of terroir. At the end of the 19th century, the Latour family acquired 0.81 hectares in the Chambertin Grand Cru appellation, creating a superb single plot, from the top to the bottom of the slope, closer to the vineyards. Latricières than Clos de Bèze. Our Chambertin became known as Cuvée Héritiers Latour "and the plot was then inherited by the descendants of the Latour family.

Tasting notes

Visit Chambertin Grand Cru "Cuvée Héritier Latour is powerful and complex. It's a great wine for laying down, robust with its Pinot Noir. It offers you the flavors of its terroir on a platter: a dark ruby color. A subtle nose with great elegance, notes of blackcurrant, undergrowth and coffee. The palate offers smooth tannins and raspberry flavors. You'll feel all the freshness and finesse of this precious bottle. 

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Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru "Les Quatre Journaux

Romanee saint vivant

Visit Latour have owned this parcel since 1898. This Romanée-Saint-Vivant "Les Quatre Journaux" is simply sublime. It lies to the south-west of the Romanée-Saint-Vivantclose to Romanée-Conti. The name "Les Quatre Journaux" comes from "Journal", an ancient Burgundian unit of measurement: 1 journal = 0.40 hectares (34.28 ares). The Latours bought 4 journals at the time, then sold part of them. Today, the estate owns 0.8 hectares of Romanée-Saint-Vivant. This wine offers a basketful of aromas, a velvety texture and a persistent, powerful mouthfeel. It is one of Louis Latour's finest red wines.

Tasting notes

Romanée-Saint-Vivant "Les Quatre Journaux" 2015 holds a superb ruby color with hints of garnet. It has a powerful nose with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and undergrowth. Full-bodied on the palate, with hints of roasted hazelnut and licorice.

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Corton Grancey Grand Cru

Corton grancey louis latourA historic cuvée of the domaine, it is the result of a blend produced, in the best years, from 5 climats: Les Perrières, Les Grèves, Les Bressandes, Le Clos du Roi and Les Chaumes. Rich, energetic and generous, with its black cherry nose and robust tannins, it's the antithesis of Clos de la Vigne au Saint.

 

Tasting notes

Château Corton Grancey de Louis Latour 2015 offers a sublime deep garnet color. Hints of blackcurrant and licorice. Full-bodied and incredibly complex on the palate. A perfume combining black fruit, licorice, chlorophyll and woody aromas. Very long, fresh finish. The more precise will notice its saline side.

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Other Louis Latour cuvées: 

  • Corton Grand Cru
  • Corton Grand Cru "Clos du Roi
  • Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
  • Chablis 1er Cru "Montmains
  • Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru "Les Chaillots
  • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Morgeot
  • Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Chenevottes
  • Mersault 1er Cru "Les Poruzots
  • Mersault 1er Cru "Genevrières
  • Mersault 1er Cru "Goutte d'Or
  • Mersault 1er Cru "Perrières
  • Gevrey-Chambertin
  • Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru "Les Corbeaux
  • Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru "Lavaux St Jacques
  • Beaune 1er Cru "Clos du Roi
  • Beaune 1er Cru "Vignes Franches
  • Corton "Clos de La Vigne Au Saint
  • Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
  • Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Sous le Puits
  • Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Champgains
  • Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Truffières
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru "Les Crots
  • Volnay 1er Cru "En Chevret
  • Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Chatelots
  • Pommard 1er Cru "Les Epenots
  • Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru "Les Petits-Monts

 

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