Domaine Louis Latour Chambertin 1970 Bouteille (75cl)
Domaine Louis Latour Chambertin 1970 is a red Burgundy wine from the Chambertin parcel in Gevrey-Chambertin, classified as a Grand Cru. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from a 0.81-hectare parcel owned by the Latour family since the late 19th century, forming a single contiguous plot on the hillside. This cuvée rests on brown limestone soils, with a Bajocian limestone subsoil and a chalky surface layer blending gravel and clay.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Louis Latour
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin
- Millésime
- 1970
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Louis Latour
Domaine Louis Latour is the family-owned vineyard of Maison Louis Latour, situated around Aloxe-Corton on the Corton hill in the Côte-d’Or. It covers 48 hectares, including 27 hectares of grands crus, spread mainly between the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune. The Maison, founded in 1797, remains a family-run business, headed by Florent Latour since 2023.
- Owner
- Famille Latour
- Maître de chais
- Christophe Deola
- Surface (ha)
- 48.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Latour family’s first vineyard acquisitions date back to 1731. The family settled in Aloxe-Corton in 1768, at the foot of the Corton hill, which remains the historic centre of its vineyard. Maison Louis Latour was founded in 1797. It began exporting its wines as early as 1815 and gradually expanded its commercial activities throughout the 19th century. In 1867, the family acquired the Lamarosse Père et Fils wine merchant’s business in Beaune, becoming both a wine merchant and winemaker whilst continuing to operate as a winegrower. In 1891, it acquired the château, the winery and the vineyards of Corton-Grancey, which had been severely affected by phylloxera at the time, and subsequently replanted the affected plots. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the estate expanded its holdings through acquisitions in Corton-Charlemagne, amongst the grands crus of the Côte de Nuits, and then in Chevalier-Montrachet in 1913. The Corton Grancey winery, built in the 1830s and acquired in 1891, remains the site where the wines of Domaine Louis Latour are vinified and matured. The estate has been committed to sustainable agriculture since 1998 and states that it has been ISO 14001 certified since 2003. Following the death of Louis-Fabrice Latour in 2022, Florent Latour took over as head of the estate in 2023. Christophe Deola, estate manager since 2017, oversees the winemaking process.
Chambertin
Chambertin is both a physically demarcated climat in Gevrey-Chambertin and the eponymous terroir of a Grand Cru appellation reserved for red wines. It occupies the middle of the slope, with an easterly exposure and a relatively moderate gradient compared to the neighboring Clos de Bèze. Its shallow, stony calcareous brown soils overlie entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls, with a Bathonian component in the upper part.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The toponym means "Bertin's field", named after a former owner or operator of the site; older forms such as "Champ Bretin" and "Champt Berthin" are attested in 1584.
- Exposure
- East, facing the rising sun
- Slope
- Mid-slope, relatively moderate gradient
- Soil
- Calcareous brown, stony soils beneath a thin cover of silts and scree.
- Subsoil and geology
- Entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls; Bathonian calcareous clays towards the top.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.810000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of a single continuous plot
- Indicative vine age
- Average vine age indicated as 35 years in the official technical sheets consulted.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Chambertin has been known since the 13th century, and its winegrowing potential has been recognized for centuries. Thomas Jefferson cited it among his favorite wines in 1787, while Napoleon I's predilection for this wine contributed to its renown. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified it as "Tête de cuvée, cru hors ligne, vin extra". On October 17, 1847, its name was joined to that of Gevrey to form Gevrey-Chambertin; the Chambertin appellation was officially recognized on July 31, 1937.
