Louis Latour
The family-run company of Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant-éléveurs in Burgundy. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its red and white wines, the company has built a reputation for tradition and innovation.
Regarded as one of the traditional négociant-éléveurs, Maison Louis Latour is the producer of some of the finest Burgundian wines but has also pioneered the production of fine wines from outside of the confines of Burgundy.
Description
The village of Chassagne-Montrachet is the last and most southerly of the three great white winemaking appellations in the Côte de Beaune. The wines are fat and opulent, dominated by tropical fruit aromas and flavours. Twelve months of ageing in oak barrels adds to the wine’s rich texture.
Appellation Region: Chassagne-Montrachet A.C. Côte de Beaune
Village: Chassagne-Montrachet
Grape varieties: Chardonnay
Soil: Chalk and clay
Tasting Note
This Chassagne has candied orange aromas and in the mouth its fullness and complexity is highlighted with light oaky notes intertwined with almond hints. This is a very promising wine which deserves a few more years in the cellar before being ready.
Vinification
100% malolactic fermentation followed by 8 to 10 months ageing in oak casks (15 to 20% new oak)
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