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Wine Description
The Story
Let us go over the history of this Great Vintage, a close cousin of Chambertin. So close, in fact, that it is only quoted for the first time in 1508. At this time, the Latricières were surely confused with their royal neighbour : Chambertin.
The etymology is quite mysterious : for some, undoubtably poets, the origine is frank and means ” little marvel ” ; for others, more realistic and undoubtably more observing, it is the very nature of the soil which affords it the name ” La Tricière “, poor earth.
This poor soil can be observed during transplatation in summer. The calcareous clay leaves behind a fine layer of silica on the surface. This fine stratum comes from the nearby Grissard coomb
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What pride and what emotion we feel working this land which we have the honour of being guardians since 1904 !
This year was particularly rich in happy events : first of all, there was the birth of Louis on 1st January, and then the acquisition of 35 Latricière plots belonging to the Savot family by Pierre Arthur Trapet and finally the dawning of a new millenium of which we still bear precious witness.
Vintage 1996
1996 VINTAGE in Burgundy
Maturity levels were in general high following a long hot summer. The wines from the famous Pinot Noir have an intense ruby red colour with lush red fruit aromas. They are wines that are comparable with the outstanding 88s and 89s. The whites are just as outstanding full-bodied with elegant vibrant Chardonnay fruit and sweet white flower and grilled nut aromas. These are wines that have the potential to age magnificently.
Each harvest we hope for three things, favorable weather conditions, healthy grape clusters and high sugar levels. The 1996 harvest provided all of these. April was particularly sunny and brought about an early bud burst (18th of April). Following this we had what can be described as a flash flowering which leads to good pollination, creating high yields.
Arean had low rainfall levels, a sturdy breeze (which kept rot to a minimum) and a long ripening period. These factors created high sugar levels and good acidity within the grapes. Cloud cover in August, combined with the coldest September on record meant that the sugar levels were exceptionally high and so was the acidity: 12% potential alcohol with 5.5g of acidity for Corton Reds and 13%-14% potential alcohol with 6g of acidity for Corton Charlemagne.
As a result, most are very pleased with the 1996 vintage. The reds have an intense color, good tannin structure and concentrated Pinot Noir flavor. The white wines are also impressive, containing plenty of rich fruit character, a crisp acidity and are already showing an attractive bouquet.