Louis Latour, Chateau Corton Grancey Vintage:1999 velvety core of black cherries

velvety core of black cherries

focusing on the cedarwood

both in the vineyards and in the winery

600-liter demi-muids for 18 months

Louis Latour, Chateau Corton Grancey Vintage:1999 velvety core of black cherriesA restrained and brooding but beautifully complex nose offers up cool red and dark berry fruit aromas that are liberally laced with pungent earth, spice and sauvage hints. On the palate there is more size, weight and concentration than in any of the prior Corton grands crus as well as notably better depth and persistence of the balanced and built to age finish. To be clear, even with the superior size and weight this is still not an especially big