2012 Louis Latour Corton-Perrières

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93 points

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  11/11/2022 - wmccone54 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Drinking beautifully at ten years. Although I’ve enjoyed other Corton Red Burgundies, this is the first from this particular lieu dit (climat). The bottom quarter of the cork broke using an Ah-so cork puller, so this was strained and poured into a columnar Riedel decanter. Enjoyed with baked, Pesto butter salmon; lobster ravioli with creamy Alfredo; and fire roasted vegetables.
  
  Medium ruby, with flecks of garnet throughout; medium body. Pronounced aromas and flavors of red flowers, autumn leaves, forest floor, herbal tea, hints of chocolate, and nutmeg spice with ripe cherry, briary raspberry, and wild strawberry fruits. Oak, tannin, and acids are mostly integrated but still in development. Velvety and elegant mouthfeel. Structure supports a long, persistent finish. Love the complexity, the balance, depth, intensity and length. In development; can drink now or cellar for the next 10-12 years. Excellent.

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  3/4/2021 - similan wrote: 93 Points

  Wonderful to drink. Paired with pan seared lamb liver with garlic/anchovy butter. The brightness of the wine combined perfectly with the earthiness of the meat.

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  5/16/2016 - PanosKakaviatos wrote: 92 Points

  Master class and dinner at Maison Louis Latour (Château Corton-Grancey in Corton, actually tasted on 23 March 2016): Of the four 2012s, perhaps the most structured. The nose is not as exuberant as the others and the palate seems almost Bordeaux like tannic, somewhat closed. Time in glass coaxes dark cherry and plum aromas and flavors, with some oak derived spices. The tannins though present are silky. Give this time in your cellar!

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