2015 Louis Latour Volnay 1er Cru Les Mitans

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89 points

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  4/4/2024 - COWineLover wrote: 86 Points

  Acquired a half case just about seven years ago, and the wine has been sleeping in my cellar since acquisition. Decided to acquire the half case after a generally positive history with the 2009. This was the first bottle opened from the 2015 vintage. Upon review of my 2009 notes, I regret not tracking things better. After 5 years the 2009 was a lovely wine, but by the 8 year mark (a late 2017 tasting after I had acquired the 2015 earlier in 2017) the aging had not been kind. I find this bottle a consistent (and disappointing) experience with the 2009 at the 8 year mark. While one bottle does not condemn the vineyard and producer to purgatory, the trajectory from tonight’s tasting (especially in light of the exalted vintage) is headed to the “No Buy” category.
  
  Good ruby color with no bricking. A dark ruby cork that was well sealed. Aromatically this offers the expected aromas with cherry, damp loamy soil, licorice, and red berries. On the palate, the attack is predominantly influenced by a tart cherry that overwhelms everything else. The mid-palate is very hollow with a quick transition through to the finish where the tannin dries out the tart cherry from the attack.
  
  For the vintage, this lacks finesse, elegance, charm, evolution, and flavor. I should have paid better attention and consumed this earlier in the bottle life. I don’t see this undergoing a magical transition. I hope this bottle suffers from Burgundy variability, but my optimism is low this is solely bottle variation.

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  6/23/2020 - phrygianmode wrote: 89 Points

  Drank as part of a 8-bottle blind pinot tasting. This was the only old-world bottle and it showed. Very mineral/medicinal/herbal nose compared to the new world bottles. Strong tannins for pinot. Wanted more fruit character to show. On night 2 the tannins were better integrated but still not much fruit on nose or palate.

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  8/10/2019 - Grinner wrote: 92 Points

  PHMG WAG: Tour de France 2019 (Col' de Lyon): Like all the reds, this was double decanted 3 hours before the tasting. Start with a brilliant ruby color of medium intensity, and an open nose of cherries and earth. Deep bowl of barely ripe red cherries, earth and spice notes follow on the palate with good structure. Give it a little more time: 2020-2027.
  
  Side note: many of us did a blind Reidel Vinum Pinot glass tasting (Extreme vs. Oregon/New World vs. Burgundy/Old World) and VAST majority preferred the New World glass. In the past when I've done this with Oregon Pinot, Denise and I prefer the Burgundy glass-- go figure.

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