Maison Louis Latour - Coteaux de l'Ardèche Grand Ardèche Chardonnay 2021
Rhône
White
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Cuisine et Vins de France
"A great Chardonnay
With its almond notes and assertive character, Grand Ardèche is always a success. Produced from the best plots, rigorously selected each year at harvest time, the wine is vinified directly in oak barrels made by Tonnellerie Latour, where it is aged for around 10 months like the great white wines of Burgundy. The very best!
Features
Estate
Maison Louis Latour
Cuvée
Grand Ardèche
Vintage
2021
Designation
IGP Coteaux de l'Ardèche
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay (âge moyen des vignes : 20 ans)
Terroirs
Clay and chalk subsoil
Viticulture
Wine made from grapes or juice purchased from partner producers
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Traditional in oak barrels, 100% malolactic
Breeding
Minimum 10 months in oak barrels (25% new)
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright, pale yellow with golden highlights
Nose
Intense and complex, notes of toasted almond
Mouth
Ample and round, notes of fresh almond and roasting, fresh finish, good length.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Ideal as an aperitif, it goes perfectly with sweetbreads "à la Reine", acacia flower fritters, fish with cream and butter, Ardèche goat's cheese, chicken breast with cream...
Louis Latour House
IGP Coteaux de l'Ardèche
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2022 guide) 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
Domain rated (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
Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Domain Rated Recommended
James Suckling
Domain Rated Recommended
Terre de Vins
Wine rated (guide 2023) Silver Medal
Cuisine et Vins de France
Wine rated Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
on 1 reviews
Note and review by M. GUILLAUME T. Published on 18/06/2024
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