Domain Louis Latour Corton Grancey 1988 Bottle (75cl)
Domaine Louis Latour Corton Grancey 1988 is a red Burgundy wine produced in Aloxe-Corton, classified as a Grand Cru de Bourgogne. This cuvée is made exclusively from Pinot Noir. Château Corton Grancey combines, depending on the vintage, wines from five of the estate's Corton Grand Cru climats: Bressandes, Perrières, Grèves, Clos du Roi, and Chaumes. The grapes are harvested by hand; the wine is aged for 10 to 12 months in French oak barrels before the selection and blending of the best barrels.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Louis Latour
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton Grancey
- Cuvée
- Grancey
- Millésime
- 1988
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.
Grancey
Château Corton Grancey is an exclusive cuvée originating from several sectors of Corton Grand Cru owned by Domaine Louis Latour: Bressandes, Perrières, Grèves, Clos du Roi and Chaumes. The batches are aged separately, and then only the best barrels are blended. The cuvée is only produced when the ripeness of the grapes is deemed sufficient.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- "Grancey" was the name of the chateau's last owners before its acquisition by the Latour family in 1891.
- Style of the cuvée
- A great red Pinot Noir wine with a powerful, ample and structured profile, seeking aromatic depth, refined tannins and length, with an overall capacity for aging.
- Position within the range
- An exclusive selection cuvée, at the pinnacle of the red Corton Grand Cru wines from Domaine Louis Latour.
Histoire de la cuvée
The cuvée is named after the former owners of the chateau acquired by the Latour family in 1891. It brings together a selection of wines from five sectors of the estate on the hill of Corton, with proportions adapted to the vintage. Years deemed insufficient are declassified.
