2016 Louis Latour Meursault 750 ml

Louis Latour’s 2016 Meursault is magnificent. This wine stole the show during our last tasting at Latour’s château, outperforming Grand Cru Chardonnays twice the price. A member-favorite white Burgundy for the past ten years, the 2016 comes from one of the finest vintages in recent memory, and is poised to outshine its peers. 

Just south of Volnay and Pommard in the Côte de Beaune, Meursault is ground zero for white wine production in the Côte d'Or. Latour’s Chardonnay from these rolling hillsides captures the essence of Burgundy, and channels it into a golden wine that showcases a symphony of orchard fruit, toasted hazelnuts, and saline minerality.

In what Wine Enthusiast calls “the heartland of white burgundy,” Meursault’s top wines can go for up to four digits. But because the region has no Grand Cru vineyards, smart buyers know that wines that could garner Premier Cru status elsewhere are often bottled as village-level wines in Meursault—and carry an irresistible price tag. 

Even smarter buyers know that Louis Latour, a Côte d'Or landowner for over three centuries, has access to in-demand vineyards, and possesses an uncanny knack for getting amazing value from sought-after regions, without sacrificing quality. 

After acquiring their first vineyards in the Côte d’Or in 1731, Latour has added choice parcels one by one. Longstanding family ownership means Louis Latour can offer stunning wines like this 2016 for less than what their Meursault neighbors are charging. 

Latour’s Meursault vines average 25 years of age, and are planted on southeast-facing hillsides with stony marl and limestone soils underneath. The significance of that limestone is evident in every mineral-laden sip of their finely tuned and finesse-driven Chardonnay. After harvest, the wine is fermented and aged in just 15% new French Oak, which imparts undertones of toasty spices that balance the wine’s bright, refreshing acidity and stony minerality.

We suggest roasted chicken and potatoes in a lemony butter-cream sauce—and we’d be remiss not to beg you to pair an indulgent triple-cream brie or any of your favorite soft cheeses with a bottle of this fine, Burgundian liquid gold.