Louis Latour - Batard Montrachet Grand Cru - Clos Poirier - White 2016
- Producer Maison Louis Latour
- Blend 100% Chardonnay
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- Appellation Batard Montrachet
- UPC 0 15643 59605 6
Tasting notes
Our Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2016 reveals beautiful pale gold colour. On the nose, this wine offers a very complex aromatic bouquet combining gourmet notes of vanilla with smoky, toasty notes. The mouth is ample, rich and very well-balanced with chlorophyll and brioche notes. There is a nice saline finish.
Description
The Grand Cru vineyard of Bâtard-Montrachet lies between the picturesque villages of PulignyMontrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, home to the world's greatest white wines. Only a small country lane separates this 11.86 hectare vineyard from the great Montrachet itself. Its gentle easterly-facing slope is made up of a deep, rich, gravelly soil which has a limestone base, world renowned for the production of high quality Chardonnay.
Food pairing
Pan-fried sea scallops - saffroned monkfish - lobster thermidor
Harvest
Average vine age 40 years
Soil Gravel, limestone base
Average yield 35 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Soil Gravel, limestone base
Average yield 35 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Vinification
Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
Estate
The Latour family founded the ‘Maison de négoce’, an important shipping company, in 1797, and it is still based at 18 Rue des Tonneliers in Beaune to this day. The company is unique in Burgundy in that it is still family-owned and family-run, having been passed down from father to son for ten generations over 200 years. Maison Louis Latour ships its wines to over 180 countries worldwide. These world-class Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs can be found on the most famous dining tables around the globe.
Technical data
Average vine age 40 years
Soil: Gravel, limestone base
Average yield 35 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
Soil: Gravel, limestone base
Average yield 35 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted