Maison Louis Latour - Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret 2019

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

This family-owned estate, founded in 1797, is mainly linked to the Côte de Beaune, where it owns most of its vineyards, with a sumptuous location on the famous Corton hillside as its highlight. Louis-Fabrice, the eleventh generation of Latours, chairs the family board and has complete confidence in his excellent winemakers. The reds have undergone longer fermentation, giving them more body and substance, while the whites are less reduced and more harmoniously oaked than in the past, with a constant search for balance that sometimes leads them to be underestimated in their youth, but they age magnificently. 2017 is in line with the success of 2010 and 2015 for both colors, but we would place more trust in the cuvées from the estate's own vines than in certain purchases, especially the whites, which are too diluted.

Guide Hachette des vins

About wine:

Bordering Meursault, En Chevret is a former quarry covering 6.35 hectares that has been converted into vineyards. This Beaune-based winery harvests no less than 2.30 hectares and produces this beautifully classic cuvée. The nose offers a generous bowl of red berries and kirsch sprinkled with oak. A smooth attack opens onto an elegant and fragrant palate, firmly held by tannins that are understandably tight at this stage. Complete and with good aging potential.

About the estate:

A family-owned estate founded in 1797 and run by 10 successive generations of Latours. A key player in Burgundy's wine industry and the largest owner of grands crus in the Côte-d'Or (28 hectares of its 48-hectare vineyard). The grapes are vinified in Aloxe-Corton, the family's birthplace, and the estate has its own cooperage.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About wine:

Bursting with earthy cherry, floral, and spice notes, the 2019 Volnay Premier Cru En Chevret is medium-bodied, supple, and charming, with an enveloping core of fruit and a long, lively finish. It is one of the most elegant wines in the range this year.

Wine Enthusiast

About wine:

The succulent red cherry and raspberry nectars extend from the nose to the finish in this generous and richly concentrated wine. It is a fruity and flavorful wine, enhanced by a touch of minerality and a delicate kiss of cherry blossoms on the finish. Although this is a wine for aging, with tannins that are firm in its youth, its current exuberance is also appealing.

Jancis Robinson

James Suckling

About wine:

Fragrant and delicate, this wine has a magnificent red fruit character that is currently more open on the palate than on the nose. Very elegant, it has numerous fine tannins that blend with lively acidity and pronounced minerality in a long, concentrated finish. Drink now or keep.