Louis Latour - Montrachet Grand Cru2015
WHITE WINE
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Producer
Maison Louis Latour
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Country
France
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Region
Burgundy
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Appellation
Montrachet
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UPC
0 15643 59328 4
Technical Details
Description
Le Montrachet Grand Cru covers only 8 hectares between Puligny-Montrachet and ChassagneMontrachet. This particular area was known during the 13th century as "Mont Rachas". "La rache" in the Burgundian dialect is commonly known as ringworm, a skin disease that causes hair loss. This baldness gives its name to the bare and stony hillside, which grew only thorny bushes until vines were planted. The terroir of Montrachet is a notable exception because its brown soils, usually reserved for Pinot Noir, transform here the Chardonnay into one of the greatest white wines in the world. The east exposure captures sunlight later in the evening. These factors are critical to achieve optimal ripeness. Our grapes come from a parcel with an area of 0.80 hectares which extends from the top to the bottom of the slope in the central part of North Montrachet, situated on the Puligny-Montrachet side.
Food pairing
Great shellfish - lobster - fish - foie gras
Tasting notes
The Montrachet 2015 reveals a lovely golden colour. The nose is intense and complex with aromas of toast and coffee. Offering a powerful palate, dense and tight with notes of white peach, hawthorn and almonds. Saline final with a very long persistence.
Harvest
Average vine age 40 years
Soil Chalk, gravel, limestone
Average yield 35 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked
Vinification
Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing 10 to 12 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, french oak, medium toasted