Justin Beekwilder

9.4

Oxidative style Champagne with loads of brioche, toasted almonds, high acidity and minerality. — 3 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

First time having this cuvée.

@delectable This is the Louis Latour.

Rides the fence well of reductive & oxidative. — a year ago

Fredybeans

9.1

Superbe nez salin bouche gourmande
Belle équilibre — 2 years ago

with Pico

Kristoffer Roupé

9.1

Den gillade vi. Lätt och fruktig.
Firade As nya jobb. — 5 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

15 person champagne tasting with friends.

We finished the tasting with what I would call the King of Champagne, Kurg. For me their are two Kings in wine. The other would be Chateau Latour.

Had this three times last year, it was showing a lot of citrus. In our tasting, it showed more integration & complexity. Much better and will continue to better things for a decade…maybe more. — a year ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Valley Sat. afternoon tasting with Antonio Galloni. Panel includes:
Brad Grimes - winemaker Abreu
Helen Keplinger- Keplinger wine
Mary Maher - Silverado farming
Francois Peschon -accendo, vine hill ranch
Jason Smith- MS

WINES
2018 BV George de Latour
2019 Stags Leap SLV
2018 DVO Napa Valley Red
2017 Bond Quella
2019 Lingua Franca estate chardonnay
2019 Domaine de Bichery brut champagne

Each panel member picked a wine that had an impact on them. — 2 years ago

with Brenda

Shay A

9.5

Wow, was this good! Opened alongside a 2008 D’yquem and a 2009 LaTour Blanche after an evening of champagne.

This is Antica Terra’s first dessert wine, and two renditions were made (both 100% Chardonnay). The first became ice wine (this one), the other dessert wine was made with the fruit held in baskets, with air space around each cluster, to continue ripening off the vine for an additional month.

In the company it was in, this stood out. Richly golden in the glass. Extremely fragrant showing notes of honeysuckle, bright orange marmalade, ripe peach, sweet lemon cream, and a little brown sugar. Not cloying in any way on the palate, it showed a richness in between the D’yquem (powerfully viscous) and the LaTour Blanche (more elegant, high toned). This was spellbinding in how layered it was sporting such an insane finish…lemon ricotta cookies and pineapple. Kiss of acidity to liven it up. Wish I could have opened this solo! — 2 years ago

Shay A

9.3

@Delectable Wine : This is Domaine Les Monts Fournois’s Vallée 75 Mois de Cave - Premier Cru NV de Luxe. I didn’t see it in the database.

From winemaker Juliette Alips (Louis Latour, GD Vajra, Louis Roederer), cousin of the Bereche brothers (who are helping consult).

I love any and all things by Bereche, so when this new producer became available to try, I bought this as well as the vintage Grand Cru Cramant (which I posted a month or two ago).

As the name suggests, this receives 75 months on the lees. Base 2015, disgorged Sept ‘22. Blend of Pinot Noir (70%), Chardonnay (20%), and Pinot Meunier (10%). What I enjoyed about this over the Cramant was how Bereche-like it was. Powerful, beautifully ripe, textural as expected from the extended lees contact. Spiced golden apple, Mirabelle, layers of ripe and exotic yellow fruit before channeling the darker red berry fruit. Kiss of toast and sea spray at the finish. Wears its 5.5g/l dosage really well. I enjoyed this quite a bit. 93+ — a year ago

Fredybeans

9.4

Une superbe solera
Nez frais et gourmand et bouche précise en fin de bouche
Belle complexité — 2 years ago

with Pico

Daniel Jouvin

9.0

Used for a cocktail champagne and lemon based, blends really nicely. — 3 years ago