Louis Latour
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Maison Louis Latour is a French
wine grower
, négociant
and producer based in the Côte de Beaune
wine-growing region of Burgundy
, France. Created in 1797, Louis Latour is one of the larger growers and producers in the Beaune
area, producing around 8m bottles of wine annually.
The most famous of the Louis Latour wines are the Corton-Charlemagne
white wines which can fetch over $US100 a bottle for some vintages. Louis Latour has branched out from its traditional Burgundy base and now has vineyards in the Ardèche
and Var regions of France.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
wine grower
Winemaking
Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material...
, négociant
Négociant
A négociant is the French term for a wine merchant who assembles the produce of smaller growers and winemakers and sells the result under its own name....
and producer based in the Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km to the River Dheune...
wine-growing region of Burgundy
Burgundy wine
Burgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...
, France. Created in 1797, Louis Latour is one of the larger growers and producers in the Beaune
Beaune
Beaune is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Cote d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Paris and Geneva.Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France and the annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France...
area, producing around 8m bottles of wine annually.
The most famous of the Louis Latour wines are the Corton-Charlemagne
Corton-Charlemagne
Corton-Charlemagne is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine in Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located in the communes of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny; and Chardonnay is the only allowed grape variety. Around 300,000 bottles...
white wines which can fetch over $US100 a bottle for some vintages. Louis Latour has branched out from its traditional Burgundy base and now has vineyards in the Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
and Var regions of France.