Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Premier Cru 2017
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With a very attractive nose, this Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Morgeot" 2017 reveals melon and citrus fruit flavors, such as lemon and grapefruit. The mouth is very fresh and crisp with peach hints. Well-balanced.
Pairs well with shellfish, fish, foie gras, and goats cheese.
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COMMENTARY: The 2016 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet is a white Burgundy that wine lovers dream about and rarely get the chance to enjoy. TASTING NOTES: This wine is fulfilling in all respects. Its aromas and flavors of savory herbs, ripe fruits, and oak accents should pair it well with broiled lobster over a bed of al dente noodles. (Tasted: July 2, 2019, San Rafael, CA)
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Attractive fresh melon, fine lemon and grapefruit with some stony nuances. The palate has a very crisp core of white and yellow peaches with a grapefruit edge at the finish. Good balance and very composed.
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This ripe wine has a rounded character cut by acidity and a touch of minerality. Its generous character is enhanced by the full yellow fruits and touches of spice. Drink the wine from 2022. Louis Latour Inc. Cellar Selection
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Aromas of peach, citronella and spicy oak deliver immediate gratification as this steely white builds to a long finish. A mineral undercurrent adds depth, while a quinine note emerges.
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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 Burgundy's confines. These wines from the Ardèche and the Côteaux de Verdon are slowly gaining esteem for their unmatchable quality outside Burgundy.
All the grapes from the vineyards owned by the Latour family are vinified and aged in the attractive cuverie of Chateau 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 environmentally responsible winemaking for over 15 years. Louis Latour has had ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management Systems since 2003 and has been part of the European association FARRE since 1998- a group of like-minded companies who seek to develop and promote sustainable methods of agriculture.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A Côte de Beaune village of Burgundy most famous for its beautifully textured and powerful whites, Chassagne-Montrachet reaches farthest south in the Côte d’Or, save for the village of Santenay. It has three Grands Crus vineyards: Le Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Le Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet overlap with and are (confusingly) shared with the village of Puligny-Montrachet. But Chassagne-Montrachet bears sole ownership of the Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru.
The beauty doesn’t stop there as the village has a great many outstanding Premiers Crus wines and village level wines. Most famous Premiers Crus vineyards include Les Chenevottes, Clos de la Maltroie, En Cailleret and Les Ruchottes. Also, village level wines offer many lovely examples of what Chassagne-Montrachet has to offer, but at more approachable price points and perhaps less demand of waiting.
The best sites in Chassagne-Montrachet have complex soils of sedimentary rock and limestone (with less marl). Whites, which are by law composed of 100% Chardonnay (as in all classified white Burgundy from Côte d’Or), have steely power, bright and concentrated citrus, stone or tropical fruit characteristics and attractive textures ranging from plush to tactile, grippy and mineral-driven.
There is some fine Pinot Noir produced from the village. These wines tend to be high-toned and earthy, with wild herb aromas and suave tannins.