Maison Louis Latour - Pommard 1er Cru Epenots 2020

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine :

One part comes from the estate, another is bought as grapes, the whole is rather classic, firmer than the franches vignes but less elegant and refined in texture, with nonetheless an energy that will age it well. Peak around 2030.

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 hectares 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

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling

About the wine :

The astonishing wild blackberry nose draws you into this medium- to full-bodied Pommard, bursting with fruit and endowed with fine tannins. Lots of dynamism and minerality, but none of the dryness for which this appellation is famous. For drinking or cellaring.