Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche

Description

Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche is white Burgundy made from grapes sourced from a 1er Cru rated vineyard located in the Cote Chalonnaise, west of the Mâconnais region. The Montagny AOC was created in 1936.

Louis Latour: A Burgundian Legacy

Maison Louis Latour has long been established in Burgundy’s wine trade. The Latour family began as vine growers in the village of Aloxe-Corton as early as 1768 and went on to establish today’s business, Maison Louis Latour, in 1797. Today, they are 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.

Family Owned for Twelve Generations

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 Montagny Vineyards

Montagny, with its East / South-Easterly aspect, is one of the main grape-growing areas of the Côte Chalonnaise. The Montagny appellation includes vineyards in the Côte Chalonnaise villages of Montagny, Buxy, Saint-Vallerin and Jully-les-Buxy. The vineyards are devoted to the Chardonnay grape.

Vines are grown on steep slopes at about 400 metres (1200 feet) and benefit from both the warmer climate and the marly chalk soil. There are some very high-quality wines from the Montagny villages, and the high quality of the vines being a direct consequence of their limestone bedrock, with excellent drainage and admirably oriented slopes.

Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche Winemaking

The Louis Latour Montagny 1er Cru La Grande Roche vineyard is located quite high up the hillsides, therefore catching plenty of sunshine, which aids the great concentration of flavours in the grapes. The Chardonnay grapes undergo a traditional fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats followed by complete malolactic fermentation. The wine is left to rest in stainless steel for 8 to 10 months before bottling.