Tasting Notes for Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche 2007

White Wines	Chardonnay	Burgundy	France - Other regions

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Date Printed: 5/22/2013

Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche 2007

(search item no. 105843)

PRICE ON 5/22/2013: $18.29

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points

Winemaker's Notes:

The vineyards included in the appellation Montagny are spread throughout a number of villages in the Côte Chalonnaise, namely Montagny, Buxy, St.-Vallerin and Jully-les-Buxy. The high quality of the vines being a direct consequence of their limestone bedrock and admirably oriented slopes. The vineyard of "La Grande Roche" is quite high up on the hillsides, catching plenty of sunshine which aids the great concentration of flavours in the grapes.

The Montagny 1er Cru "La Grande Roche" has a clean light yellow colour. On the nose it will seduce you with its intense aromas of acacia and honey. In the mouth this wine is honest, fresh and powerful. With a nice length and with subtle notes of apricot, this excellent wine is tasting delicious now either as an apéritif or as an accompaniment to a fish dish with sauce.

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Additional wines from Louis Latour:

2010 Aloxe Corton 1er Cru Chaillots (search item no. 122800)
2010 Domaine de Valmoissine Pinot Noir (search item no. 118598)
2010 Meursault Blanc (search item no. 118607)
2010 Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche (search item no. 118608)
2010 Pommard Epenots (search item no. 122799)
2010 Puligny-Montrachet (search item no. 118610)
2010 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret (search item no. 122704)
2011 Ardeche Chardonnay (search item no. 122027)
2011 Macon-Villages Chameroy (search item no. 122479)
2011 Pouilly Fuisse (search item no. 121466)

About Louis Latour:

Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant-éléveurs in Burgundy. 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. These wines from the Ardèche and the Côteaux de Verdon are slowly gaining esteem for their unmatchable quality outside of Burgundy.

All of the grapes from the vineyards owned by the Latour family are vinified and aged in the attractive cuverie of Château Corton Grancey in Aloxe-Corton. The winery was the first purpose-built cuverie in France and remains the oldest still-functioning. A unique railway system with elevators allows the entire wine-making process to be achieved by the use of gravity. This eliminates the threat of oxidation from unnecessary pumping of the must. Since 1985, Louis Latour has been selling the wines of its own vineyards under the name Domaine Louis Latour.

Louis Latour has been a leader in the environmentally responsible winemaking for over 15 years. Louis Latour has had ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management Systems since 2003 and has been a member of the European association FARRE since 1998- a group of like-minded companies who seek to develop and promote sustainable methods of agriculture.