Spiltwine

Had a quick visit to Latour’s winery in Aloxe Corton, breaking away from the tour I had a peak around the underground maze of a wine cellar.

more about “Lost in Latour“, posted with vodpod

It really was that dark! Had to take pictures with a super long exposure too.

This room was kept hidden from the Nazis during WWII. It was the size of large closet and boarded up from view. It holds the oldest wine in the cellar, some (of which there were few bottles) dated back to the 1860's.

Furry cellar walls. Actually it was really sticky and I had that stuff stuck on my finger for ages!

After the tour we had a massive tasting of Latour’s regions méconnues, basically the lesser known regions of Burgundy.
One of my favourites was Maranges, a pinot from the most southern tip of the Cotes de Beaune.  It was very fragrant with some licorice and violets, medium body with some more of that licorice but also some spice and berries and a pleasant lingering finish.  I just called up Latour UK and sadly the wine is unavailable here but have a look out for it in France.

Later this week I’ll finish up my on my  Burgundy trip and should have a couple of videos up from tastings past.  Ciao.