Maison Louis Latour - Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru Les Quatre Journaux 2018

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

Deep color, a very refined and subtle wine, high-quality oak, perfectly integrated tannins—yet another outstanding vintage that is underappreciated by the market, and far superior in its purity of expression of the terroir to other, more sought-after wines.

About the estate:

This family-owned estate, founded in 1797, is primarily associated with the Côte de Beaune, where it owns most of its vineyards, culminating in a magnificent plot on the famous Corton hillside. Louis-Fabrice, the eleventh generation of the Latour family, chairs the family’s board of directors and has complete confidence in his excellent winemakers. The reds have undergone extended fermentation, giving them more body and substance; the whites are less reductive and more harmoniously oaked than in the past, with a constant pursuit of balance that sometimes leads to them being underestimated in their youth, but they age magnificently. The 2017 vintage follows in the successful footsteps of the 2010 and 2015 vintages for both reds and whites, but we have more confidence in the wines produced from the estate’s own vineyards than in certain purchased grapes—especially the whites, which are too diluted.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the estate:

A family-owned estate that has always been independent, founded in 1797 and run by 10 successive generations of the Latour family. A key player in Burgundy’s wine industry and the largest owner of Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte-d’Or (28 ha out of the 48 ha that make up its vineyards). The grapes are vinified in Aloxe-Corton, the family’s birthplace, and the estate has its own cooperage.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

The star of the cellar is Latour’s 2018 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru Les Quatre Journaux, a full-bodied, enveloping wine that bursts from the glass with aromas of cherry, wild berries, dark chocolate, rich spices, and orange zest. Full-bodied, rich, and robust, it is supple and full-flavored, with a long finish.

Wine Spectator

Burghound

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

The sumptuous black cherry note dances enticingly across the nose of this wine, before fading away again. On the palate, a firm yet supple framework supports all these ripe, creamy, and aromatic fruits. Compact, deep, and structured, the velvety body is also muscular. Energy pulses beneath the surface. For now, the wine is difficult to tame, but it will certainly relax and provide pleasure. Best enjoyed between 2030 and 2050.

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling

About the wine:

A dense, structured young red wine with extraordinary depth and power. Though full-bodied, it is balanced and refined. The bouquet of strawberries and ripe cherries is impressive, with notes of hazelnuts and mushrooms. But it is the texture that makes it exceptional—a testament to its superb structure. Best enjoyed after 2025.

Tim Atkin