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Louis Latour - Meursault Goutte D'Or 1er Cru

2020
Blend
0% Chardonnay
Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Meursault
White Wine
Verified Stock
LA82-20
Product Ratings
James Suckling 95pt

A very generous and mouth-filling wine with super-ripe mirabelle, the fine tannins and delicate minerality beautifully interwoven into that. Great concentration and not a jot too rich. Very long and graceful finish with a lot of complexity. Drink or hold.

by James Suckling, 2022
Wine Advocate 93pt

The 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or exhibits aromas of pear, toasted nuts, beeswax and apple blossom, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and enveloping palate with a satiny attack, lively acids and spice-inflected finish. It's one of the highlights of the range this year.

by Wine Advocate, 2023

Harvest

Average vine age: 35 years
Soil: Stony marl, jurassic limestone
Average yield: 40 hl/ha
Harvest: Hand picked

Tasting notes

Pale gold in colour with a very expressive nose of almonds, brioche and
vanilla. Nice roundness in the mouth with mellow notes of almonds and citrus. Finesse and
beautiful minerality in final.

Food pairing

Vol-au-Vent - rump of veal - freshwater pike - morels - cheese

Vinification

Fermentation: Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
Ageing: 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 50% new
Barrels: Louis Latour cooperage, french oak, medium toasted

Description

Situated just south of Volnay and Pommard in the Cote de Beaune, Meursault is the most extensive southerly white wine commune of the Cote-d'Or. Meursault << Goutte d'Or >> is the first Premier Cru found when leaving the village in the direction of Puligny-Montrachet. The parcel of vines was given this name ('drop of gold') because of the quantity of flint in the soil. These flints have both the shape and colour of ‘drops of gold'. Entirely like the drops of wine which this land produces! The wine itself is all one would expect it to be with a powerful nose and rich palate. The wine prefered by Thomas Jefferson.