Louis Latour Cote de Beaune Villages

Description

Louis Latour Cote de Beaune Villages remains one of Maison Louis Latour’s excellent value-for-money red Burgundies.

The Latour family have long been established in Burgundy’s wine trade. They began as vine growers in the village of Aloxe-Corton as early as 1768 and established what would become today’s business, Maison Louis Latour in 1797. They are now one of the region’s most famous names creating wines from their own 50 hectare domaine in the Côte d’Or and from grapes and wines purchased through the negociant arm of the business. The company remains in family ownership and Eléonore Latour, the 12th generation member of the Latour family, is the first female member of the family to join the business. Eléonore is the vice president and is ably supported by head winemaker Jean Charles Thomas and domain director Christophe Deola. Although they are most famous for their Burgundy wines, Maison Louis Latour has vineyards in many other areas of France including Beaujolais, Ardeche – Coteaux de L’Ardeche and Var – Coteaux de Verdon.

Louis Latour Cote de Beaune Villages is made with 100% Pinot Noir grapes. The grapes are harvested from vineyards with an average vine age of 25 years old situated on clay and limestone soils. Maison Louis Latour carefully selects the wines which are the most representative of the appellation: lots of character, intense aromatics, and, of course, a long finish. The wine is vinified in the traditional way in open vats. The wine is matured in a combination of stainless steel and oak barrels (medium-toasted French oak from Latour’s own cooperage).

What is Côte de Beaune-Villages?

The Côte de Beaune-Villages appellation was established in 1937 and is a red wine only appellation. The appellation applies to red wines, Pinot Noir, produced from 14 villages in the Côte de Beaune including Saint-Aubin, Pernand-Vergelesses and Auxey-Duresses. The rules allow for wine from more than one commune to be blended. Wines produced in the villages of Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard, and Volnay are excluded from the appellation. 

Some of the best value for money and charming Burgundy red wines are bottled as Côte de Beaune-Villages, with the potential for ageing in good vintages.