Maison Louis Latour - Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2020

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

A great wine is in the making, black in color, very rare at Chambolle but specific to the vintage, with a flowery nose, taffeta texture, ideal ripeness of the grapes, and a high level of alcohol but without heaviness. Great follow-through on the palate. Wait twelve to fifteen years.

About the domain :

Founded in 1797, this family-run business has strong links with the Côte de Beaune, where it owns most of its vineyards, culminating in a sumptuous site on the famous Corton hillside. Louis-Fabrice, the eleventh generation of Latour, presides over the family board and has every confidence in his excellent winemakers. The reds have had their fermentation times extended, giving them more flesh and body, while the whites are less reduced and more harmoniously oaked than in the past, with a constant quest for balance that sometimes makes them undervalued in their youth, but they age magnificently. 2017 is in line with the success of 2010 and 2015, in both colors, but we'll trust the cuvées from the estate's vines more than certain purchases, especially the overly diluted whites.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the domain :

An independent family business, founded in 1797 and run successively by 10 generations of Latour. A key player in Burgundy winegrowing and the largest owner of Grands Crus in the Côte-d'Or (28 ha of its 48 hectares of vineyards). The grapes are vinified in Aloxe-Corton, the family's birthplace, and the company has its own cooperage.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Burghound

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

The nose of this wine already hints at its graceful balance of fruit and spice. A sophisticated intensity of crushed cherry, cranberry and pomegranate is presented on a linear palate, with a deep core of perfectly ripe red berries and a touch of salinity that testifies to its precision and ripeness.

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling