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Louis Latour, Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2014
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru from Louis Latour has quite an exotic bouquet with strong tangerine and quince aromas, almost marmalade-like. The palate is rounded on the entry, quite vanilla-laced with generous new oak smoothing the candied finish. It just seems rather obvious and facile.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2014 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a slightly chalky, yellow flower scented bouquet that needs more intensity and complexity to come through. The palate is well balanced with a brush of honey on the entry, moderate acidity and good weight on the finish. What it is missing is the delineation and tension that one expects from a Grand Cru.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
A dense and solid Corton-Charlemagne with hot-stone and dried-apple character. Some pears, too. Full-bodied, dense and polished. Shows layers and strength. Drink now.
About the Producer
Maison Louis Latour is one of the most beautiful houses in Burgundy, recognized worldwide for the quality of its red wines (Pinot Noir grape variety) and white grapes (Chardonnay grape variety). This house run by Louis Fabrice Latour is a family business that produces on 50 hectares of vines the largest concentration of Premiers and Grands Crus among the most magical appellations of Burgundy. Knight, Corton, Aloxe Corton, Corton Charlemagne, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Chambertin are the most magical. Louis Latour also produces more accessible wines such as Beaune and Cote de Nuits Villages. In total, nearly 130 appellations from Burgundy are vinified by Maison Louis Latour. Louis Latour also produces a Chardonnay in Ardèche in Alba la Romaine on a vineyard of 380 hectares, an exceptional bottle. A Pinot Noir in the Var, the Domaine de Valmoissine, a Maison Louis Latourmagnificent wine of great finesse.