Domain Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne 1994
The 1994 Domaine Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne is a white Burgundy wine produced in Aloxe-Corton by Domaine Louis Latour. Made from 100% Chardonnay, it originates from the Corton Charlemagne parcel and holds the Burgundy Grand Cru classification. The estate's vines for this cuvée occupy a well-exposed section of the Corton hill, growing on stony limestone soils. The wine is traditionally vinified in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation, followed by 8 to 10 months of aging in new barrels.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Louis Latour
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
- Millésime
- 1994
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
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.
Corton Charlemagne (Aloxe Corton)
Corton-Charlemagne is a white Grand Cru appellation whose demarcated parcel area occupies the upper part of the montagne de Corton, across Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny. In Aloxe-Corton, its geographical core corresponds to the climat Le Charlemagne; the appellation also unites En Charlemagne and several neighboring climats. The vineyard is located between 280 and 330 meters, on steep slopes of 20 to 23%, with a predominantly southwest exposure at the appellation scale. The clay-rich marly soils rest on an alternation of limestone beds and marls, beneath a thin layer of rendzinas.
- Vineyard commune
- Aloxe-Corton
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name commemorates the Emperor Charlemagne, who in 775 donated a vineyard on the montagne de Corton to the collegiate church of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu.
- Altitude
- 280–330 m
- Slope
- 20 to 23%
- Soil
- Yellowish, ochre, or brown marly soils, rich in clay, with thin rendzinas.
- Subsoil and geology
- Alternation of Jurassic limestone beds and marls, terrain approximately 145 Ma old.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 10.500000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
- Indicative vine age
- Average age of the vines: 30 years.
Histoire de la parcelle
A vineyard on the montagne de Corton was given in 775 by Charlemagne to the collegiate church of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu and remained part of its estate for approximately a millennium. The Corton-Charlemagne appellation was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937. Its current parcel area is based on a delimitation approved by the INAO on September 20, 1984.
