"Allen Meadows, Burghound.com 90 points
(from the Domaine founders of Charles Giraud and Maxime Latour – the fruit derives from multiple lieux-dits that include Les Corbins, Le Cromin, Les Chevalières, Les Crotots, Les Vireuils, Les Pelles, Le Limozin and Les Malpoiriers). Here too whiffs of petrol and phenolic character add breadth to the aromas of essence of pear, orange peel and acacia blossom. The dense, sappy and beautifully textured medium weight flavors possess excellent depth and persistence on the balanced finale. This offers excellent quality for its level and is warmly recommended. 2029+"
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
Jean-Pierre Latour described the 2022 growing season as “one that was one of the hottest and driest on record yet, inexplicably, one that produced fresh, vibrant and classically styled wines! It was also one where we had just enough rain at just the right moments to mostly avoid hydric stress in the vineyards. We also managed to avoid any climatic incidences such as frost and hail, or at least none that did any real damage. We began picking on the 24th of August and brought in super-clean and ripe fruit with good but certainly not high yields that ranged between 35 to 40 hl/ha. Potential alcohols were also reasonable at 13 to 13.5% with solid acidities. As to the wines, one surprising aspect is how much subtlety they have developed during the course of the élevage as they were somewhat monolithic just after the fermentations. Now that they’re in bottle, they remind me a great deal of what we produced in 2014, which to me is a high compliment as I love the style and quality of 2014.” I have said this before but if you’re not searching out these wines, you’re missing out on one of the best kept secrets in Meursault. They, along with domaines Henri Germain, Ballot-Millot and Michel Bouzereau consistently offer outstanding quality for quite reasonable prices. Either way, the Latour 2022s are first-rate and every wine is highly recommended. Latour noted that his 2022 whites were bottled in January and February 2024.
