1947 | Ch√¢teau de La Tour | Clos de Vougeot

Detailed Description

There is better mid-palate density to the broad-shouldered and powerful flavors that possess excellent depth and persistence on the balanced and youthfully austere finish where a hint of wood resurfaces.

Producer Information

Ch√¢teau de La Tour is a wine producer and building located within the walls of the famed Clos de Vougeot in the Vougeot appellation of Burgundy’s C√¥te de Nuits subregion. It is the largest landholder in the famously fragmented Pinot Noir clos, owning nearly 11 percent of the land therein. It is also the only other major building ‚Äì aside from the famous Ch√¢teau du Clos de Vougeot ‚Äì within the walls. The estate’s holdings total just under 5.5 hectares (13 acres) in plots on the middle and upper slopes of the clos. Ch√¢teau de la Tour’s best parcel is planted to vines that are more than 100 years old, and are the source for the Cuv√©e Vieilles Vignes as well as the Cuv√©e Hommage Jean Morin wines ‚Äì the latter named after owner Fran√ßois Labet’s grandfather. The ch√¢teau itself was built in 1890, and today serves as the winery for both Chateau de la Tour and Domaine Pierre Labet wines. The grapes are whole-bunch fermented and then matured in French oak barrels for 16-18 months. The proportion of new oak depends on the cuv√©e ‚Äì 50 percent for the regular Clos Vougeot cuv√©e and 100 percent for the Vieilles Vignes and Cuv√©e Hommage Jean Morin wines. Ch√¢teau de La Tour’s top cuv√©e, Hommage Jean Morin, is produced only in exceptional vintages from the estate’s oldest vines, and only from the first bunch on the first shoot of each vine. It was first produced in 2010 and is made in tiny quantities ‚Äì usually no more than two barrels. The domaine is owned by the Labet and D√©chelette families and has been managed by Fran√ßois Labet since 1984.