Maison Louis Latour - Corton-Charlemagne Grand cru 2021

Bettane & Desseauve

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

About the wine:

The Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2021 is one of the most powerful wines in the range, blending aromas of sweet orchard fruit and candied citrus with notes of toasted nuts, white flowers and new oak. Full-bodied, ample and structured, it is rich and ample, but also maintains good tension.

Wine Spectator

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling

About the wine:

It has aromas of anise, dried lemon, white grapefruit, gunflint and even smoked meat, with dried mango and a little green tea. Sophisticated nonetheless, rather than generous, with tight, firm layers. Full body. Tight, mineral finish. Drink from 2025.

Tim Atkin