Maison Louis Latour - Bellevue Pinot noir

Name: Maison Louis Latour - Bellevue Pinot noir
Brand: Maison Louis Latour
Rating: 3 (5 reviews)

IGP Var|Red wine

Rhône

Red

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Drink or Keep

3/5 (5 customers)

pinot noir

intensity

terroir wine

"Bellevue" is Domaine de Valmoissine's flagship wine, made from a selection of the best plots. Here, the berries benefit from sunshine, thanks to the steep slopes of this hilltop village, overlooking the vines. The complex clay-limestone subsoil, combined with the altitude, exposure and Mediterranean air result in a perfectly balanced wine of great intensity.

Features

Estate

Maison Louis Latour

Cuvée

Bellevue Pinot Noir - Domaine de Valmoissine

Vintage

2019

Designation

IGP Var

Region

Provence

Grape varieties

100% Pinot noir

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils, complex clay-limestone subsoil, ferruginous on the slopes of the Verdon, vines averaging 30 years old.

Viticulture

Sustainable cultivation

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional in open vats, 100% malolactic

Breeding

In stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet hue

Nose

Powerful fruity and spicy aromas

Mouth

Powerful, with notes of the south. Balanced wine with silky tannins. Long-lasting aromas. The complex clay-limestone, ferruginous subsoil combined with altitude, exposure and Mediterranean air produce a perfectly balanced wine of great intensity.

Serve

AT 14-15°C

Open

Aerate in advance for recent vintages

Drink from

2023

Drink before

2027

Guard

5-7 years

Food and wine pairing

Ideal for barbecues, it goes perfectly with grilled meats, rosemary-scented prime rib, quail with grapes, etc.

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

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Customer reviews

Customer rating

3/5

out of 5 reviews

Note and review by M. FABRICE P. Published on 22/04/2021

An uninteresting Pinot Noir, pale in color, with an unexpressive nose and a light grenadine taste on the palate. Even the Alsatians do it much better ;)