Louis Latour : Montrachet Grand cru 2018

Tasting characteristics and advice for Louis Latour’s Montrachet Grand Cru 2018

Tasting

Appearance
Brilliant pale gold color, radiant and refined.

Nose
Complex nose combining toasted bread, yellow fruits, honey, and acacia.

Palate
A beautifully expansive, rounded palate carried by airy notes of fresh almond and yellow fruits. A fresh finish offering lovely aromatic persistence.

Food and wine pairing

This Louis Latour Montrachet Grand Cru pairs beautifully with shellfish, lobster, fish, or foie gras.

Serving

For optimal tasting, serve between 54 and 57°F.

A generous Montrachet Grand Cru with beautiful precision

The estate

Founded in 1797, the Louis Latour maison is today represented by the 11th generation, led by Louis-Fabrice Latour. A négociant-éleveur, Maison Louis Latour owns the largest Grand Cru estate in Burgundy.

The vineyard

This Louis Latour Grand Cru is a Montrachet wine produced from a vineyard whose vines, averaging 40 years of age, are planted on soils composed of chalk, gravel, and limestone.

Winemaking and aging

After manual harvesting, fermentation is carried out traditionally in oak barrels with 100% malolactic fermentation. Aging for 10 to 12 months is done in French oak barrels (100% new) from Maison Louis Latour’s cooperage.

Blend

Chardonnay (100%).