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Maison Louis Latour - Château Corton Grancey Grand Cru 2016

Burgundy

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4.8/5 (4 customers)

99/100

James Suckling

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18/20

Bettane & Desseauve

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95+/100

Gault & Millau

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93+/100

Robert Parker

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16,5/20

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

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93/100

Wine Spectator

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93/100

Decanter

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16/20

Jancis Robinson

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92/100

Vinous

pinot noir
powerful
great care
cherry quail

"A masterful Grand Cru

"I love the depth of fruit and intensity of this wine. It has nuances of black fruit and flowers, as well as meat, which is very captivating. Full body, purity of fruit and lovely powerful tannins. Smooth and powerful. Targeted austerity. A cellar wine. (James Suckling).

Features

Estate

Maison Louis Latour

Cuvée

Château Corton Grancey Grand Cru

Vintage

2016

Designation

Corton Grand Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot noir (âge moyen des vignes : 40 ans)

Terroirs

Marl and limestone subsoil

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional in open vats, 100% malolactic

Breeding

10-12 months in oak barrels (35% new)

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet hue

Nose

Complex, with a bouquet combining notes of tobacco, strawberry and floral nuances.

Mouth

Ample and tight, with subtle aromas of Morello cherry and liquorice, magnificent length on the palate.

Serve

AT 16-17°C

Drink before

2031

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Sublimates marcassin with black cherries, duck with orange sauce, roasted quail, grilled prime rib, mature cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2019 guide) 18/20 (Vin de référence)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the wine:

Velvety texture, magnificent tannin feel, brilliant lengthening, a masterful vintage.Velvety texture, magnificent tannin feel, brilliant lengthening, a masterful vintage.

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.

Burgundy Today

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

Wine rated (2020 guide) 16.5/20

Decanter

Decanter

Rated wine (2017 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

Corton Grancey is the pinnacle of Latour's Corton range this year. It opens with a complex bouquet of black fruits, forest floor, orange zest and a frame of cedary new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, with a chassis of chalky tannins, supported by fresh, taut acids, and reveals excellent concentration and depth.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

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.

Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Wine rated (2020 guide) 95+/100

About the wine:

Best parcels on the estate. The heart of Corton. More woody, slightly marked, very floral, black fruit. Velvety chewy, slightly tannic. Very dense. Magnificent ageing potential.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 93+/100 (Wonderful wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The 2016 Château Corton-Grancey Grand Cru shows very well right from the bottle, unfolding in the glass with a tight, youthful bouquet of plums, blackcurrants, subtle spices and nascent notes of undergrowth. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with tangy acids, fine but firm structuring tannins and a long, expansive finish. Beautifully complete and cellar-bound, it will reward bottle age.

Wine Spectator

Wine Spectator

Rated (2019 guide) 93/100 (Exceptional wine)

Jancis Robinson

Jancis Robinson

Rated 16/20

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Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Wine rated (2019 guide) 92/100

About the wine:

The 2016 Corton-Grancey Grand Cru is deeper in color than its peers, with notes of blackberry and raspberry, hints of underbrush and faded violet. This wine is quite complex, if a little lacking in joie de vivre. The palate is medium-bodied, with crisp red fruit, fine acidity, great precision and class towards the finish, which shows an impressive integration of oak and substance. This is a well-crafted, very typical Corton that should age with style.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2019 guide) 99/100

Recommended area

About the wine:

I love the depth of fruit and intensity in this wine. It has nuances of black fruit and flowers, as well as meat, which is very captivating. Full body, purity of fruit and lovely powerful tannins. Smooth and powerful. Targeted austerity. A cellar wine. Drink from 2022.

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