Louis Latour, Chambertin Cuvee Heritiers

Louis Latour, Chambertin Cuvee HeritiersThis is also firmly reduced so if youre for some reason tempted to open a bottle, be sure to give it a thorough aeration. There is again excellent volume to the mouth coating and powerful larger scaled flavors that exude both hints of minerality and bitter pit fruit on the lingering, focused and balanced finale. This firmly structured effort will need to add depth over time, but the underlying material appears up to the task.

and 5% Mourvèdre that was raised all in concrete tanks

boldly-styled wine will drink well for 15-20 years

dark red fruits that come at you in layers

A blend of 50% Pinot Noir

the wine concludes with elevated alcohol on the finish that continues to offer up flavors of Chambord with sweet oak tones of cinnamon and nutmeg over the elongated finish

This is aromatically quite similar to the Clos Village though the fruit is slightly denser and that sense of better density is confirmed by the bigger

Beneath its floral and stone fruit guiles is a pool of savory

Poised and patient at first

As with the Pinot Noir from this site

balanced and only mildly rustic finale

a single ancient vineyard in the village of Bellmunt that used to contribute to the blend of Les Terrasses

This is definitely ripe and quite plush but serious that is also well-worth checking out