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2022 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 750 ml
Louis Latour’s 2022 Corton-Charlemagne single-handedly explains why this site produces Burgundy's most popular Grand Cru white wines. 250 years of experience in Burgundy have given the Latour family unmatched access to prime vineyard land and unparalleled expertise in the cellars. After acquiring their first vineyards in the Côte d’Or in 1731, they are now enviably the largest landowner of the Corton-Charlemagne appellation. With an abundance of vines in one of the finest spots on the hill, you’d expect Latour, with their eons of experience, to deliver one of the greatest wines in the appellation. In 2022, they did exactly that. With a 99-point score from James Suckling—the best ever for this wine— this is the #1 Corton-Charlemagne of the vintage. And like a lioness traversing a tightrope, it’s a Grand Cru in full command of both its elegance and power, never once allowing you to forget its awe-inducing majesty as it glides with expert precision across the palate.
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A Regal White Burgundy
For us, passing through Burgundy without stopping at Louis Latour would be like visiting the Île de la Cité and ignoring Notre Dame.
Their Château Corton-Grancey is the heart of the Maison. It’s where we’ve tasted, laughed, and celebrated with the Latour family—including the dearly missed Louis-Fabrice Latour—for more than two decades. And when we visited late on a late January afternoon earlier this year, the day was turning dark and cold, but the reception was as warm as ever.
It was just as generous as ever, too. After tasting through the family’s wonderful and wonderfully affordable range, the main event began: the parade of Grand Crus. Latour makes about two dozen, and none is more sacred—and more special to taste at Château Corton-Grancey—as their Corton-Charlemagne.
The Château sits at the base of the hill of Corton, looking up at one of the most sacred Chardonnay sites on the globe. The Latour family owns over 10 hectares in the Corton-Charlemagne appellation, located on the south-eastern side of the hill, which gives optimal sun exposure.
More impressively, the domaine is still a family business, going back eleven generations. That long-standing family ownership means Louis Latour can offer stunning wines like this for a fraction of what some of their Grand Cru neighbors are charging.
A visit to Corton hill is a must for any white-wine lover. Trekking through the rows of this hallowed vineyard, tripping over rocks the size of tennis balls while breathing in the crisp hilltop air, it’s impossible not to grasp the significance of where you stand. This wine, aged for 10 months in 100% new French oak, is a gorgeous and timeless taste of this immortal site. Congratulations to anyone who cellars some.
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