Meursault White 1996 - Louis Latour

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Direct from the estate

• Tasting notes : The Meursault has a pale lemon colour with green reflections. Its nose is creamy with notes of butter and candied fruit. On the palate, this wine has a good high acidity that balances with the toasted notes. Although it is still young, the fruit is round and silky.
• Grape variety: Chardonnay
• Food & wine pairing : Avocado with cocktail sauce - grilled sea bass - blanquette de veau - Beaufort
• Region: Côte de Beaune
• Village: Meursault
• Appellation: Meursault

The vineyard

Average age : 25 years

Subsoil : Marl and limestone

Average yield : 45 hl/ha

Harvest : Manual

Consumption 

Ageing potential : 3-5 years

Serving temperature : 12-14° C

Description : Located just south of Volnay and Pommard in the Côte de Beaune, Meursault is the largest white wine commune in the southern part of the Côte d'Or. Meursault comes from "Marsault", a variety of robust broad-leaved willow trees valued for their tannin-rich bark and weather-resistant wood. The perfect southeast exposure and the stony, marly soils contribute to the remarkable finesse of Meursault wines. Typical Meursault wines tend to be very powerful and are often ready to drink sooner than the wines of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet.

Vinification & Ageing

Fermentation : Traditional in oak barrels, 100% malolactic

Aging : 8 to 10 months in oak barrels, 15% new

Barrels : Tonnellerie Louis Latour, French oak, medium toast

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