“This Domaine possesses by far the most important parcel of the grand cru Clos de Vougeot and has the privilege of being the sole producer that has its winery within the Clos itself. The quality of the grapes in the Vieilles Vignes is exceptional and their vinification in whole bunches, not destemmed, gives a wine of prodigious breeding, worthy of comparison with the greatest Richebourg. The standard cuvee, excellent also, is produced from the...
The first thing to understand is that Chateau de la Tour has a number of historical advantages over its neighbours in the Clos. The fact that Chateau de la Tour is the largest holder in the Clos, with 6ha, means that it controls a significant chunk of the finest vineyards, mostly on the upper slopes of the Clos surrounding the Chateau (pictured on the label), just below Musigny.
Secondly these vineyards are managed organically (very unusua...
Château de La Tour is owned by Jeanne Labet and Nicole Déchelette with Jeanne’s son François at the helm. François Labet nurtures a great sense of responsibility to both past and future generations, taking sustainability very seriously. Everything he does in the vineyard is to preserve and enhance the integrity of the terroir. He works all of the Labet vineyards organically, focusing on producing healthy, quality grapes, “pas de bons vins sans...
After sorting, the harvest undergoes seven to ten days of cold soaking, designed to fix colour, refine tannins and preserve fruit vitality. The whole bunches are then fermented under strictly controlled temperatures, pigeage twice a day minimum, and matured in up to 50% new oak. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration, true to François Labet’s minimalist approach towards intervention. Nothing is added to the wines, excepting sulphur...
Clos de Vougeot has a very long history, inexorably linked with the church and specifically the Abbaye de Citeaux. In 910AD Saint Benedict established a religious order, based at Cluny, in the Mâconnais. By the mid-12th century, however, the Abbaye of Cluny had become immensely wealthy and powerful, a worldliness had crept in which was a far cry from the monastic denial espoused by the founder. Some Benedictines were concerned about this and o...
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