Beaujolais Villages Lancie
2012 Vintage

Cellars: £17.50

Enjoy in the restaurant: £25.00

Bin no.: 0201

Of the colour of garnet, the Beaujolais Villages Lancié 2012 is intense. On the nose, aromas of violet and strawberry appear. It is an ample and rich wine in the mouth with sweet notes of strawberry and raspberry. It has a great freshness on the finish.

Food  Recommendation:

Serving temperature 13-15°

Serve with Grilled meat - Charcuterie - Mature cheeses.

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Village: Beaujolais

Appellation: Beaujolais-Villages A.C

Producer: Maison Latour

Vintage: 2012

Colour: Red

Grape Varieties: 100% Gamay

Status:
Still, Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic
sustainable environmental management

Allergens: contains sulphites

Body Value: A (A is light - E is full bodied)

abv: 13.0%

Bottle size: 75cl

Winery information:

The vineyards of Lancié are blessed with exemplary conditions for producing fine Beaujolais. Bordered on three sides by renowned “Crus “ Moulin-à-Vent to the north, with Fleurie on its eastern flank and Morgon as its immediate southern neighbour – the village of Lancié sits on the same granite layers and naturally enjoys the same exposure and easterly orientation afforded by the first gentle slopes of the Beaujolais hills.

Lancié has always been given to produce some of the finest wines of the Beaujolais-Villages zone. All 39 communes constituting this appellation are subject to stringent government legislation limiting yields to a little over 2 tonnes per acre and requiring a minimum of 10% alcohol.

The annual crop is of the order of 125 000 cases from the 625 acres of Gamay in Lancié.

Latours  Beaujolais-Lancié is a Beaujolais-Villages coming specifically from the village of Lancié. The vineyards of this village covers 330 hectares south of Romaneche-Thorins and east of Villié-Morgon. The vineyards of Beaujolais-Lancié grow on pink granitic soils producing wines that combine finesse, aromatic richness and structure.

Vinification:

Maison Louis Latour has always been careful to select those wines vinified in a traditional manner, carbonic maceration. Thereby yielding rich Beaujolais wines with much character. Fermentation takes place in traditional open vats, then aged from 8 to 10 months in stainless steel vats.

Beaujolais-Lancié is no exception, the wine is intense, scented bouquet coupled with rich flavour and persistent fruity aftertaste. Cellaring Potential 2 - 3 years

Fleurie Les Garans
2014 Vintage

Cellars: £24.00

Enjoy in the restaurant: £31.50

Bin no.: 0202

Fleurie Les Garans  2014 has a beautiful ruby colour. The nose is complex and floral with black fruits and peppery notes. On the palate, this wine presents a beautiful fullness and persistence with velvety tannins and cherry notes.

Food  Recommendation:

Serving temperature 13-15°

Bayonne ham - Eggs in aspic - Beef Strogonoff - Osso Bucco

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Village: Cru de Beaujolais

Appellation: Fleurie A.C.

Producer: Maison Latour

Vintage: 2014

Colour: Red

Grape Varieties: 100% Gamay

Status:
Still, Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic
sustainable environmental management

Allergens: contains sulphites

Body Value: B (A is light - E is full bodied)

abv: 13.0%

Bottle size: 75cl

Winery information:

Fleurie is one of the 10 individual growths in the Beaujolais that constitute the highest ranking wines of the area. The vineyard of "Les Garans" is situated to the north-east of the village of Fleurie. It is acknowledged as one of the finest sites for growing top quality grapes because of its combination of unique soil composition and having a very specific microclimate. Once harvested, by hand, the fruit is fermented in whole bunches of grapes in open vats. Fleurie Les Garans is a soft, perfumed wine which marries tenderness with richness.

Average age of the vines 30 years with an average yield of 45 hl/ha.

Harvested by hand. The soil in the vineyards of Fleurie are of pink granitic schist soils producing wines that combine finesse, aromatic richness and structure.

The annual crop is of the order of 125 000 cases from the 625 acres of Gamay in Lancié.

Latours  Beaujolais-Lancié is a Beaujolais-Villages coming specifically from the village of Lancié. The vineyards of this village covers 330 hectares south of Romaneche-Thorins and east of Villié-Morgon. The vineyards of Beaujolais-Lancié grow on pink granitic soils producing wines that combine finesse, aromatic richness and structure.

Vinification:

Maison Louis Latour has always been careful to select those wines vinified in a traditional manner. Fermentation takes place in traditional in open vats. Ageing takes 10 to 12 months in stainless steel vats. Cellaring Potential 3 - 5 years

Morgon – Les Corcelettes
2013 Vintage

Cellars: £20.25

Enjoy in the restaurant: £25.25

Bin no.: 0203

This single vineyard Morgon displays all the attributes that make this village so famous. Morgon has structure power and charm. The 2013 has a garnet colour and a powerful nose with notes of blackberry, raspberry and undergrowth.

On the palate, beautiful tannins and aromas of mocha and wild strawberry.

Food  Recommendation:

Serving temperature 13-15°

Grilled meat - charcuterie - mature cheeses

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Village: Cru de Beaujolais

Appellation: Morgon

Producer: Maison Latour

Vintage: 2013

Colour: Red

Grape Varieties: 100% Gamay

Status:
Still, Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic
sustainable environmental management

Allergens: contains sulphites

Body Value: B (A is light - E is full bodied)

abv: 13.0%

Bottle size: 75cl

Winery information:

The appellation of Morgon is situated entirely within the parish of Villie-Morgon where the soil sets its wines apart from the other ‘Crus' since the percentage of sand and shale is higher here due to the particular way in which the local schist layers have weathered. Consequently the wines are firmer and darker in colour than the other ‘Crus'.

The soil in the vineyards in Morgon is of pink schistous granite, producing wines that combine finesse, aromatic richness and structure.

The average age of the vines are 30 years with an average yield of 50 hl/ha.

Harvested by hand.

Vinification:

Maison Louis Latour has always been careful to select those wines vinified in a traditional manner, carbonic maceration thereby yielding rich Beaujolais wines with much character.

Fermentation takes place in traditional in open vats. Ageing takes 10 to 12 months in stainless steel vats.  

Cellaring Potential 2 - 3 years

Brouilly – Les Saburins
2013 Vintage

Cellars: £21.50

Enjoy in the restaurant: £28.00

Bin no.: 0205

Brouilly Les Saburins 2013 reveals a garnet colour. The nose is elegant and floral with notes of violet and hawthorn. The mouth is round and persistent with velvety tannins and notes of strawberry.

Food  Recommendation:

Serving temperature 13-15°

Grilled meat - charcuterie - mature cheeses

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Village: Cru de Beaujolais

Appellation: Brouilly A.C.

Producer: Maison Latour

Vintage: 2013

Colour: Red

Grape Varieties: 100% Gamay

Status:
Still, Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic
sustainable environmental management

Allergens: contains sulphites

Body Value: B (A is light - E is full bodied)

abv: 13.0%

Bottle size: 75cl

Winery information:

The name and reputation enjoyed by Brouilly, a Cru du Beaujolais, is a fairly recent phenomenon. The Brouilly "Les Saburins" is produced from grapes grown on the ideally situated southerly facing pink granite slopes which gain maximum exposure to the sun's warming rays. As a result the Gamay fruit produced reaches maximum ripeness. Once harvested, by hand, the fruit is fermented in whole bunches of grapes in open vats. Brouilly "Les Saburins” is a soft, perfumed wine which marries tenderness with richness.

The soil in the vineyards in Brouilly  is pink schistous granite.

Average age of the vines 30 years with an average yield of 45 hl/ha.

Harvested by hand. The vineyards of Brouilly are of pink granitic soils producing wines that combine finesse, aromatic richness and structure.

Vinification:

Maison Louis Latour has always been careful to select those wines vinified in a traditional manner, carbonic maceration thereby yielding rich Beaujolais wines with much character.  Fermentation takes place in traditional in open vats. Ageing takes 10 to 12 months in stainless steel vats. Cellaring Potential 2-3 years

Moulin-a-Vent  Les Michelons
2014 Vintage

Cellars: £21.50

Enjoy in the restaurant: £28.00

Bin no.: 0206

The Moulin-à-Vent "Les Michelons" 2014 has a garnet colour and a floral nose, like peony. It is rich and fresh in the mouth with plenty of character.

Food  Recommendation:

Serving temperature 13-15°

Serve with Grilled meat  - mature cheeses

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Village: Cru de Beaujolais

Appellation:
Brouilly A.C., Moulin au Vent A.C

Producer: Maison Latour

Vintage: 2014

Colour: Red

Grape Varieties: 100% Gamay

Status:
Still, Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic
sustainable environmental management

Allergens: contains sulphites

Body Value: C (A is light - E is full bodied)

abv: 13.0%

Bottle size: 75cl

Winery information:

Moulin-à-Vent is one of the 10 individual growths in the Beaujolais that constitute the highest ranking wines of the area due to their complexity and greater potential for ageing. The appellation of Moulin-à-Vent straddles the communes of Romanèche-Thorins and Chénas, taking its name from the old windmill in the heart of the vineyards.  Les Michelons is a single vineyard chosen by Maison Louis Latour for its ideal southerly exposure and gently inclined slope. The wine has a remarkably deep richness of bouquet and intense savour requiring some ageing to reveal its full potential. It is the longest lived of all Cru Beaujolais.

The soil in the vineyards in Moulin au Vent is of pink schistous granite, producing wines that combine finesse, aromatic richness and structure.

The average age of the vines are 30 years with an average yield of 50 hl/ha.

Harvested by hand.

Vinification:

Maison Louis Latour has always been careful to select those wines vinified in a traditional manner, carbonic maceration thereby yielding rich Beaujolais wines with much character.

Fermentation takes place in traditional in open vats. Ageing takes 10 to 12 months in stainless steel vats.  

Cellaring Potential 5 - 7 years