Maison Louis Latour is one of Burgundy’s great historic houses and one of the largest family-owned négociants and vineyard owners in the region. Founded in 1797, the business has remained in the Latour family for generations, building a reputation around a combination of substantial estate holdings and long-standing relationships with growers across Burgundy.
The heart of the domaine lies in the Côte de Beaune, where Louis Latour owns an exceptional collection of vineyards, including important parcels in Aloxe-Corton and on the Hill of Corton. Its holdings there give the house access to some of Burgundy’s most prestigious grand cru sites, including Corton and Corton-Charlemagne.
Louis Latour is particularly associated with Corton-Charlemagne, one of Burgundy’s great white wines. The family was an early champion of Chardonnay on the upper slopes of Corton, helping establish the vineyard’s modern reputation for powerful, mineral and exceptionally age-worthy white Burgundy.
The house works on a much broader scale than many small Burgundian domaines. Alongside wines from its own vineyards, Louis Latour produces wines from fruit purchased through its négociant business, covering a remarkable range of appellations from regional Burgundy through to premier and grand cru.
Stylistically, the wines tend to favour clarity, structure and a classical expression of their origins. The whites often combine ripe Chardonnay fruit with freshness and firm mineral character, while the reds typically show clean Pinot Noir fruit, savoury detail and a restrained approach to extraction.
Despite its size, Louis Latour remains very much a family business and has played an important role in taking Burgundy to an international audience. Its instantly recognisable labels can be found around the world, but behind that familiarity is a serious vineyard portfolio containing some of the most important land in the Côte d’Or.
Maison Louis Latour therefore occupies an unusual position in Burgundy: part historic domaine, part major négociant and one of the region’s most established names. Its breadth is enormous, but at the top of the range, particularly around Corton, the house produces wines with genuine pedigree and a strong connection to some of Burgundy’s greatest vineyards.
