Maison Louis Latour - Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret 2019

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 wine:

Bordering Meursault, En Chevret is a 6.35 ha former quarry turned vineyard. This Beaune-based company harvests no less than 2.30 ha and produces this classic cuvée. On the nose, a big bowl of red berries and kirsch sprinkled with oak. A suave attack opens onto an elegant, perfumed palate, firmly held by tannins that are logically tight at this stage. Complete and long-lasting.

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:

Brimming with earthy cherry, floral and spice notes, the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret is medium-bodied, supple and charming, with an enveloping core of fruit and a long, lively finish. This is one of the most elegant wines in the range this year.

Wine Spectator

Burghound

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

Luscious red cherry and raspberry nectars extend from nose to finish in this generous, richly concentrated wine. It's fruity and flavorful, enhanced by a touch of minerality and a delicate kiss of cherry blossom on the finish. Although this is a wine for laying down, with taut tannins in its youth, its current exuberance is equally seductive.

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling

About the wine:

Fragrant and delicate, this wine has a magnificent red fruit character that is currently more open on the palate than on the nose. Very elegant, it boasts plenty of fine tannins that combine with lively acidity and pronounced minerality in a long, concentrated finish. For drinking or cellaring.