Louis Latour - Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

2019
Blend
100% Pinot Noir
Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Clos Vougeot
Red Wine
Verified Stock
LA39-19
Product Ratings
James Suckling 95pt

A bold, generous wine that has everything you expect from a Burgundy Grand Cru. The delicate savory notes underline the ripe black-fruit character and the generous tannin structure. Long, sophisticated finish. Drink or hold.

by James Suckling, 2021
Wine Spectator 96pt

A sleek and silky red, featuring cherry, black currant, floral and mineral flavors. Turns even more austere midpalate through the finish, with terrific intensity and a long, well-delineated aftertaste, which echoes the fruit and mineral notes and picks up sweet spice accents. Shows superb length and finesse.

by Wine Spectator, 2022

Tasting notes

The 2015 Clos Vougeot has an intense and deep colour with garnet hints.
The nose is complex, unveiling aromas of blackcurrant, moka, undergrowth and a floral hint of
violet. On tasting, it is powerful and ample with wonderful tanins, notes of cherry and coffee
with a lot of persistence.

Description

Starting in the XIIth century the Cistercian monks of Citeaux, owners of Clos Vougeot,
cultivated vines here. They built the winery with four oak presses and the large cellar with
capacity for 2000 barrels of wine. In the XVth century the grand manoir was built in the
middle of the Clos and in the XIXth century all the buildings were restored by Leonce
Bocquet. Clos Vougeot is the largest Grand Cru in Burgundy with 52 hectares of vines and
over 80 different owners. The Clos itself is subdivided into many different localities.

Food pairing

Game - rib-eye steak - roasted lamb - veal with morels - mature cheeses

The Vine

Average vine age 40 years
Soil Clay, chalk & gravel
Average yield 35 hl/ha
Harvest Hand picked

Vinification and ageing

Fermentation Traditional open-vats fermentation
Ageing 10 to 12 months ageing in oak barrels, 100% new
Barrels Louis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted