Louis Latour Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2018
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The Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2018 shows a bright hue with yellow gold nuances. The nose subtly reveals yellow peach and brioche aromas. Round an long on the palate, it offers vanilla and almond paste notes on a tense and salty finish.
Pair with pan-fried sea scallops, saffron monkfish or lobster thermidor.
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James Suckling
The aromas of hot stones in the vineyard really highlight the dried apples and citrus with flint and straw, following to a full body with a tight palate and reserved finish. It needs time to open and show it’s greatness. Give it three to four years to open.
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Wine Spectator
An opulent version, displaying peach, lemon cake and apple flavors, with sweet spice and honey notes woven into the finish. Layered, long and balanced, with grace and understated power. Best from 2022 through 2030.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has turned out well, mingling aromas of pear and white flowers with hints of almond and beeswax. Full-bodied, layered and textural, it's rich and fleshy, with lively balancing acids.
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Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant-éléveurs in Burgundy. Maison Louis Latour is the producer of some of the finest Burgundian wines but has also pioneered the production of fine wines from outside Burgundy's confines. These wines from the Ardèche and the Côteaux de Verdon are slowly gaining esteem for their unmatchable quality outside Burgundy.
All the grapes from the vineyards owned by the Latour family are vinified and aged in the attractive cuverie of Chateau Corton Grancey in Aloxe-Corton. The winery was the first purpose-built cuverie in France and remains the oldest still functioning. A unique railway system with elevators allows the entire wine-making process to be achieved by the use of gravity. This eliminates the threat of oxidation from unnecessary pumping of the must. Since 1985, Louis Latour has been selling the wines of its own vineyards under the name Domaine Louis Latour.
Louis Latour has been a leader in environmentally responsible winemaking for over 15 years. Louis Latour has had ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management Systems since 2003 and has been part of the European association FARRE since 1998- a group of like-minded companies who seek to develop and promote sustainable methods of agriculture.
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