Louis Latour, Chevalier Montrachet Demoiselles Vintage:2012 The perfume

The perfume

this cool growing site north of Montalcino village performs very nicely in the hot vintages such as this

marzipan and musky

focused and intensely mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence controlled power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in an explosive and palate saturating finish of genuinely stunning length

It needs a year or two of aging and will drink to 2020+

Louis Latour, Chevalier Montrachet Demoiselles Vintage:2012 The perfumeHere too there are residual fermentation and wood based aromas dominating the fruit. Otherwise there is good freshness and vibrancy to the concentrated big bodied flavors that possess a discreet stony quality that carries over to the beautifully long, dry and well balanced finish. Like several of the wines in the range this is less elegant than it typically is but it is certainly imposing. (92 94) 2022+