Wine Louis Latour, Chassagne-Montrachet 1-er Cru, 2015
Tasting Notes
The wine is light golden color.
The taste of wine is fresh, exuberant, with crisp acidity, harmonious, balanced, with a nutty and fruity, rich buttery texture.
Charming aroma of the wine is filled with tones of ripe yellow fruit - plums, mango, peach and hints of exotic fruits (pineapple, coconut).
The wine goes well with sausages, crustaceans, fish.
Interesting Facts
Vineyard Premiers Crus "Les Chenevottes" is a little higher up the slope to the left of unsurpassed Grand Cru "Le Montrachet". From the point of view of soil, exposure to the sun, even the taste of orientation between these two wines, there are many similarities. Chassagne-Montrachet wine 1-er Cru "Les Chenevottes" is a perfect example of what can Chassagne-Montrachet terroir and winemakers Domain Louis Latour from relentlessly high standards of selection harvest to special methods of winemaking. The average age of the vines is 35 years old Chardonnay. Soil of the vineyard consists of chalk and clay. Harvested by hand. After fermentation and malolactic fermentation the wine is aged 8-10 months in oak barrels, made on its own cooperage Louis Latour. The wine has a beautiful storage capacity and will continue to improve for ten years after bottling.
Domain Louis Latour is one of the most respected manufacturers of Burgundy wines which are very popular all over the world. The domain is your story from the XVII century, when in 1749 the Count de Grens castle was built, and 17 acres of land around it were broken vineyards. At present, the economy is managed by the 10 generation of the family, and the area is 50 hectares of vineyards, which are from Chambertin in the north to Chevalier-Montrachet in the south planted mostly for classic Burgundy grape varieties: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The entire harvest from the vineyards is delivered to the winery in Aloxe-Corton, which is one of the oldest in France and is considered the cradle of French winemaking. Today, the winery is equipped with the most modern equipment and a unique system of lifts and rail allows the entire process of wine-making under the influence of gravity, which eliminates the risk of oxidation and could not be better reflected in the quality of wine.
In 1997, in celebration of the bicentenary of his domain Louis Latour was admitted to a private club Henokiens. This club brings together leading companies in their fields, which are still family-owned and continue to bear the name of its founder more than 200 years.
