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Louis Latour - Chassagne-Montrachet - 1er Cru 2013
- Producer Maison Louis Latour
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- Appellation Chassagne-Montrachet
- UPC N/A
Tasting notes
The white Chassagne-Montrachet 2013 has a beautiful pale yellow color with green hues. On the nose, aromas of white peach and vanilla emerge. It is ample in the mouth with lovely smooth oaky hints and a good minerality
Description
Chassagne-Montrachet is located to the south of Puligny-Montrachet in the Cote de Beaune and is one of Burgundy's greatest white wine appellations. It produces all appellations from village to Grand Cru. The word Chassagne comes from either the Latin cassanea which means
an oak wood or cassanus which means oak. Until the late 19th Century the main settlement of this commune was known as Chassagne-le-Haut. However in 1879, in common with other villages in the Cote d'Or, the village was allowed to change its name replacing le Haut with name of their most famous Grand Cru Montrachet. The village appellation covers just over half of Chassagne-Montrachet.
Food pairing
Seafood - fish - charcuterie - goats cheese
The vine
Average vine age 30 years
Soil Chalk and clay
Average yield 40 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Soil Chalk and clay
Average yield 40 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Vinification and ageing
Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 15% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, french oak, medium toasted
Ageing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 15% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, french oak, medium toasted