Maison Louis Latour Masterclass Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 1
Introduction Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay MASTERCLASS CHARDONNAY Introduction Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 2
Definition Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay • Burgundy white grape variety • Soils : limestone or calcareous clay that are not too dry • Used for dry still wine, sparkling or even sweet wine • High quality • Susceptible to : powdery mildew and grapevine yellows (eg • Easy to ripen flavescence dorée and bois noir), flower abortion (coulure) • Good adaptation to different climates and millerandage • Small to medium bunches • Early buding = Fragile to spring frost • Small and curved berries • Thin skin = susceptible to botrytis bunch rot in rainy harvest • Early budding Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 3
Origins Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 17th Century 20th Century • Clearly differenciated • Son of Pinot Noir (and from Pinot Blanc Gouais blanc) • Earliest reliable mention • Grafting on american • The name is becoming • Name comes from the of the word Chardonnay rootstock reconized Village of Chardonnay (1689) • Development and Expansion (Burgundy) • Phylloxera !!! • The name is not currently of the Chardonnay grape used yet Unknown date 19th Century Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 4
Development and Expansion Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay The second most popular white grape variety in France • Evolution size planted area in France: multiplied by 7 from 1958 to 2011 • 7325 Hectares in 1958 to 46630 Hectares in 2011 • Now, France’s 2 nd most planted white variety after Ugni Blanc • Strongholds in France are Burgundy, Languedoc- Roussillon and Champagne • Reprensents 48% of the vineyard area planted in Burgundy ( BIVB figures ) Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 5
Development and Expansion Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay The most popular grape variety in the world? • Late 20th century: in some countries, Chardonnay had been so popular that it became synonimous with dry white wine • Nowadays, planted all over the world: 160 000 Ha in total Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 6
Different styles of Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay • Wide array of aromas depending on where it is grown and how it is made • Good adaptation to changes in climate and different types of soils Styl Style o of wi wine ne Alt ltit itude Latit La itude Soil oil Climate Clim Kimmeridgian clay- Cool – Continental (hot in summer Lean 47,8 ° Franc ance - Chablis lis 120 à 150m limestone and cold in winter – frost in spring) (high acidity level) Volcanic, alluvial, clay Mediterranean (wet and mild winter – Round Californ rnia ia – Nap apa a Valle lley 450m 38,5 ° & gravelly-sandy hot and dry summer) (high suger level) Sout uth h Afr Africa – Clay, Limestone, Mediterranean (wet and mild winter – More tropical (citrus, tropical 136m -33,6 ° Stell llenbo bosh vine neyar ards Granite & schist hot and dry summer) fruits & exotic spices) Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 7
Different styles of Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Temperature Sunshine Latitude / Altitude / Slope Rainfall Exposition Rootstock Genetic Date of harvest Clone Vintage Effect Soil Type, age and compostion Type of aromas Watering / Nutrition Sugar Acidity Culture Pruning Yield Density Style Scarcity Date Harvest Price Method Malolactic Yeast Winemaking Oak treatment Batonage / stirring lies Length Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 8
Different styles of Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 9
Different styles of Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 10
Different styles of Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 11
Different styles of Chardonnay Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Average sunlight (hours) Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 12
Winemaking Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 5 4 1 Alcoholic & Malolactic Fermentation + Ageing Pressing & Racking of sediments Vine-Growing Some wines in barrels for 10 to 14 months Just after the sorting From April to September Bottling Harvest Sorting Some wines in stainless stell vats After cold stabilisation Mid-September in average for 8 to 10 months Just after the harvest 6 2 3 Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 13
Maison Louis Latour Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Corton MASTERCLASS CHARDONNAY Comparative tasting Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay 14
Comparative tasting Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Char ardonnay nnay de l’Ardèche he Grand d Ardè dèch che Bourgogne ne Char ardonnay nnay Region on Côteaux de l’Ardèche Burgundy Average ge altitud ude 270 m 150 m Latitud ude 44,5 ° 47 ° Soil il / Terroir Clay & limestone (Kimmeridgian) Clay & limestone (Jurassic) Average ge Sun unlight ht 204,2 hours 150,5 hours Average ge Te Temp mperat ature 14,5 ° C 11,5 ° C Average ge Rain infall ll 89,2 mm 62,5 mm Den ensit ity (feet et/ha) a) 4 000 10 000 Average ge date te of harves est End of August Mid-September Type e of harves est Mechanical Hand picked Vin intage e Effect ct Low Important Winemak making ng specif ificitie ies stainless steel vats oak barrels, 20% new stainless steel vats Almonds, vanilia, brioche, Type e of aromas mas White fruits, crisp acidity Floral, white fruits yellow fruits Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay
Comparative tasting Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Dates of harvest 12-Oct 2-Oct 22-Sep 12-Sep 2-Sep 23-Aug 13-Aug 3-Aug 24-Jul 14-Jul 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Bourgogne Ardèche Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay
Comparative tasting Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Chablis is Mâcon on-Lug ugny ny Pouil illy ly-Fuissé ssé Regio gion Chablis Mâconnais Mâconnais Average altitude Av ude 140 m 230 m 290 m Latitude ude 47,8 ° 46,3 ° Soil oil / Terroir Clay & limestone Limestone & heavy clay Kimmeridgian clay-limestone Av Average Sunligh light 142,7 hours 157,5 hours Average Tempe Av perature 11,3 ° C 12,3 ° C Average Rain Av infall ll 60,1 mm 78,4 mm Densit sity (feet et/ha) a) ? 10 000 Av Average date o e of harvest st Late September Mid-September Type of of harve vest Mechanical Hand-picked Wi Winemaking specifi ificities 8 to 10 months ageing in stainless steel vats Vinta tage effe ffect Low to medium Medium to important Floral, fresh, citrus & white Floral, fresh, citrus & white White & yellow fruits, almond, Type of of aroma mas fruits, mineral fruits, notes of muscat honey, ample, Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay
Comparative tasting Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay Meursaul ault Chas hassagne ne-Montra trachet Average ge altitud ude 240 m 250 m Latitud ude 47 Soil il / Terroir Chalk and clay Stony marl Winemak making ng specif ificitie ies 10 months ageing in Louis Latour oak barrels, 15% new Vin intage e effect ct Important Type e of aromas mas Exotic fruits Hazelnut, buttery • Only 10 kilometers separate Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet appellations • Characteristics that differentiate Chardonnays elsewhere are very similar here • This is the “Exception Bourguignone“ : latitude, exposition, rain and sunshine are similar but the wines are complex and very different • This is because the soil here varies from hill to hill • All contain at least some of this limestone clay which contains nutrients from the fossils of shellfish from past eras • Nevertheless the composition, proportion and age of the soil components vary between each vineyard • The partition of the vineyards dates back to monastic times and their names hail from ages gone by • For just as long as they have been famous, attempts have been made to duplicate the particularities of white burgundies • The quality, longevity and unique features of this particular blend of terroir and know-how have, despite all, resisted the test of time... Maison Louis Latour – Masterclass Chardonnay
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