By: AJ McClellan
Last night we have the privilege to taste through the 2009 lineup of Louis Latour Burgundies. The more I taste the 09’s the more impressed I am by their quality and consistency. I find that they each show a similar fruit forward nature with a great acidic structure and wonderful density. I for one think the 2009 vintage will show itself to be one of the best in the years to come, if you can keep your hands off the wines until then that is…
We tasted over 20 wines in the lineup yesterday but the highlights of the night were the 2009 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne with a fantastic toast and lively minerality and the 2009 Louis Latour Corton Grancey which showed light red cherries with an impressive earth note and excellent balance. I also got to taste some back vintage wines of both of the above labels and when compared to the 2005 vintage the 2009 has its work cut out for it…