Louis Latour Chassagne Montrachet

Description

”The Vine Average vine age 30 years Soil Chalk and clay Harvest Hand pickedVinification & Ageing Fermentation Traditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentationAgeing 8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 15% newBarrels Louis Latour cooperage, french oak, medium toasted.Chassagne-Montrachet is located to the south of Puligny-Montrachet in the Cote de Beaune and is one of Burgundy’s greatest white wine appellations. It produces all appellations from village to Grand Cru. The word Chassagne comes from either the Latin cassanea which means an oak wood or cassanus which means oak. Until the late 19th Century the main settlement of this commune was known as Chassagne-le-Haut. However in 1879, in common with other villages in the Cote d’Or, the village was allowed to change its name replacing le Haut with name of their most famous Grand Cru Montrachet. The village appellation covers just over half of Chassagne-Montrachet.Wine tasting Tasting Note The white Chassagne-Montrachet 2013 has a beautiful pale yellow color with green hues. On the nose, aromas of white peach and vanilla emerge. It is ample in the mouth with lovely smooth oaky hints and a good minerality.Cellaring Potential 3-5 yearsFood Pairing Seafood – fish – charcuterie – goats cheese.” – Louis Latour