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2016 Domaine Louis Latour, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
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Why We're Buying
The phylloxera epidemic raged through vineyards until the end of the 19th century. With dead aligoté and pinot noir vines, the Latour family faced a difficult decision. Ultimately, they replaced the vines and planted chardonnay in their place. The decision proved fortuitous, giving wine lovers Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne, one of Burgundy’s most beloved white wines. The 100 chardonnay comes from grand cru terroir that sits on the southeastern facing slopes of Aloxe-Corton. The fruit is aged in 100 new oak from the estate’s own cooperage, delivering a touch of wood flavor to the rich and creamy body. Stone fruit, Meyer lemons, lime zest, and freshly baked pastries form a powerful centerpiece, while the long, penetrating finish leaves the palate with a kiss of salinity. The Final Sip: Louis Latour is one of the best-known wine houses in Burgundy, and this full, focused, and fruity chardonnay underscores why.
Critics Scores
Wine Spectator
Ripe and creamy, offering lemon cake, floral and peach flavors, shaded by oak spice. Subtle, yet builds to a long, complex finish. The tangy aftertaste echoes lemon, mineral and spice notes. Best from 2020 through 2029.
James Suckling
This is a formidable white that grows on the palate with dried apples, pears, lemons and hints of lime. Full-bodied, tight and focused. This is a tight and powerful wine. Phenolic and bright. This is an ager as always. Get it on release.
Decanter
This retains good cut and precision in a challenging vintage, opening in the glass with notes of confit citrus, lime, white flowers and a hint of brioche. On the palate the wine boasts a glossy, textural attack, underpinned by a nicely taut, vibrant core of acidity and stony minerality. This shows promise. Drinking Window 2018-2026
Allen Meadows - Burghound
Moderate reduction masks the fruit today though it doesn't seem as though it will last for more than a few years. There is excellent punch to the beautifully well-detailed big-bodied flavors that ooze an evident salinity on the muscular and powerful finish that evidences enough dryness to be of some concern. My intuition is that the dryness is sulfur-based and thus will progressively dissipate with age.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is showing well from bottle, offering up aromas of lime zest, crisp green orchard fruit, fresh peach and pastry cream. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and notably saline, with a bright line of acidity to underpin its ripe fruit and an attractively penetrating finish. Though I would like to see more of the flesh and texture that I found from barrel, this has turned out well.