2017 Louis Latour Bourgogne Cote d’Or Blanc Burgundy 750 ml

Legendary investor Joel Greenblatt made his name by identifying spinoff companies as a unique source of value on Wall Street, but he realized it would take time for the market to properly value the new ventures. The same thing happens with wine: Just look at the recently created Bourgogne Côte d’Or AOC.

Bourgogne Blanc can be made from an enormously wide swath of land: Chardonnay grown anywhere from Chablis to Beaujolais can carry the designation. But the new Bourgogne Côte d’Or appellation is restricted to a set of the most prestigious villages in the absolute heart of Burgundy’s most famous swath of land: the Côte d’Or.

It’s a clear step up in terroir. But because the AOC is brand new, pricing hasn’t caught up, including the price for Louis Latour’s 2017 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Blanc. 2017 was the appellation’s first year. It also happens to be one of the finest white-Burgundy vintages this century—an insider-secret upgrade.

The Latours have owned land in the Côte d’Or for more than three centuries, and they’ve been family-run the entire time. They’re also the only estate in Burgundy with their own cooperage, allowing them to customize barrels for each site and each wine—a testament to Latour’s attention to detail and spare-no-expense attitude.

This wine spent over eight months in stainless-steel tanks from fermentation until bottling, yielding a nose that combines the bite of green apple skins and dried lemon zest with hints of rich cream and touches of delicate nuttiness, and a layered palate full of pear, limestone, and sea salt. It’s perfect to pour with a grilled-shrimp Caesar, creamy baked chicken scented with citrus and nutmeg, or even some takeout falafel.