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Louis Latour - Beaune 1er Cru Aux Cras 2020
Tasting notes
Our Beaune 1er Cru "Aux Cras" 2015 reveals a yellow dress with gold reflections. The nose is intense and woody with coconut aromas. The round and ample mouth offers notes of almond paste, ripe fruit and toast.
Description
The Beaune Aux Cras vineyard is positioned on the top of the hillside behind the town of Beaune on the site of an old quarry. Evidence of its history can be seen in its incredibly rocky soils and the name Cras which is derived from C(a)racos meaning rocky hill. The vineyard is made up of three terraces each contained by limestone walls; the sun's reflection on these walls and the additional luminosity it provides promotes the early development of the vine and its grapes.
Food pairing
Sweet and savoury dishes - fish - Soumaintrain cheese
Harvest
Average vine age 20 years
Soil Clay and limestone
Average yield 40hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Soil Clay and limestone
Average yield 40hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Vinification
Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 50% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 50% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
