Louis Latour : Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru "La Garenne" 2022

Characteristics and Tasting Advice for the Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "La Garenne" 2022 by Louis Latour

Tasting

Color
The color takes on a pale, luminous gold hue, revealing the full elegance of this great white Burgundy.

Nose
The bouquet unveils a beautiful aromatic complexity with notes of vanilla and honeysuckle, creating a refined and expressive ensemble.

Palate
On the palate, this wine seduces with its breadth and freshness, unveiling flavors of honey and acacia that unfold harmoniously. The saline finish brings a lovely length and a characteristic mineral signature of the terroir.

Food and wine pairings

This Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru pairs perfectly with sole meunière, seafood, foie gras or even Bresse poultry. It also goes very well with a selection of aged cheeses.

Serving and ageing

This wine is best enjoyed at a temperature between 12 and 14°C. It can be appreciated now but will develop beautifully until around 2029.

A white Burgundy Premier Cru with complex aromas and a saline finish

The estate

Founded in 1797 by Jean Latour in Aloxe-Corton, the Maison Louis Latour has upheld a family tradition of excellence in Burgundy for over two centuries. As owner of the largest Grands Crus estate in the Côte d'Or, this independent house cultivates prestigious terroirs in Aloxe-Corton and the Côte de Beaune. Heirs to an ancestral cooperage know-how, the current owners combine tradition with mastery of Burgundy's great terroirs on emblematic parcels.

The vineyard

The "La Garenne" climat of Puligny-Montrachet benefits from a privileged location just above "Champgains", on limestone and marl soils with an ideal southeast exposure. This terroir takes its name from a wooded enclosure historically used for small game hunting. The Chardonnay vines, averaging 35 years of age, flourish on these limestone and scree soils, with controlled yields of 40 hl/ha and exclusively hand-harvested grapes.

Winemaking and ageing

Traditional winemaking in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation. Ageing is carried out over 8 to 10 months in French oak barrels from the Louis Latour cooperage, with 50% new oak and a medium toast, allowing the wine to develop its complexity while preserving the expression of the terroir.

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.