Louis Latour – 2015
Tasted in Beaune with Boris Champy, 12 December 2016. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com The 2016 vintage… “2016? Well, Corton was good, Vosne-Romanée was superb and as for Chambolle-Musigny, there wasn’t much… Read More
Some Corton from Louis Latour
A tasting during the ‘Grands Jours de Bourgogne 2016’ to celebrate the renewal of the Château Corton Grancey after a significant renovation project; described by Louis Fabrice Latour, the 7th generation to lead the company, as “A mid-18th century construction, 95% renovated.” For background, I was sat in front… Read More
Louis Latour – 2014
Tasted in Beaune with Bruno Pepin and Boris Champy, 02 December 2015. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com The 2015 vintage… “The whole estate was picked in 7 days. Very easy, not so… Read More
Louis Latour – 2013
Tasted in Beaune with Bruno Pepin and Boris Champy, 16th Dec, 2014. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com The vintage… Some small-volume wines were already bottled, but most wines are still in tank… Read More
Louis Latour – 2012
Tasted in Beaune, 7 Jan, 2014 with Boris Champy, Bruno Pepin, and pictured, winemaker Jean-Charles Thomas. Maison Louis Latour 18 Rue des Tonneliers 21200 Beaune Tel: +33 3 80 24 81 00 www.louislatour.com More reports for Maison Louis Latour Of course,… Read More
1993 louis latour vosne-romanée
I feel a 1993 phase coming on. I suppose I should have started with a bourgogne as here’s a villages and a 1er and grand cru (sorry they are all from Vosne…) 1993 Louis Latour, Vosne-Romanée Medium mature,… Read More
1989 louis latour echézeaux
1989 Louis Latour, Echézeaux The bottle is a heavy one – statement bottles are not just the current bling. The capsule spins and the cork comes out in almost 3 pieces – fortunately none into the bottle. On… Read More
louis latour 05 aloxe-corton 1er chaillots
2005 Louis Latour, Aloxe-Corton 1er Les Chaillots Medium colour. Limited high tones but decent depth of sugary red fruit. Medium density, slightly astringent but very fine tannin plus a super expansion of fruit in the mid-palate. This is surprisingly long, though much of that flavour… Read More
louis latour 2005 gevrey-chambertin
I don’t often buy wines from Maison Latour, and whilst I’ve had so-so bottles from them, it has more been due to lack of local availability than quality reasons. Now I’ve found a relatively close merchant, so two or three bottles might appear over the next days. 2005… Read More