A very succulent, mouth-filling Meursault that flows so gracefully over the medium- to full-bodied palate. Wonderful aromas of honeysuckle and ripe stone fruit. This is all underlined by a vein of very fine tannins that barely breaks the smooth surface of this beauty. Soft and silky finish. Drink or hold. (Stuart Pigott, June 2024)

There is good verve and richness to the opulent and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that display good power on the robust, indeed borderline tannic, finish. Some patience would be in order. (Allen Meadows, USA, June 2024)

Lovely nose of lemon curd with just a touch of toasty oak. So ripe you might imagine that it doesn't have much acidity, but under all the richness there's a lively acidity that keeps this light on its feet. Excellent harmony at the finish. Drink or hold.

Ripe and rich, with greengage fruits and almost chunky concentration. It is rich and bling. Crowd-pleasing. 2024-28.

Aromas of pear, beeswax, citrus oil and pastry cream preface the 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or. A medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine that's rich and vibrant, concluding with a saline finish.

Velvety and interwoven with peach, ripe red apple and baking spice flavors, revealing flashes of honey and citronella as this plays out on the
lingering finish. Best from 2024 through 2029. (November 2023, USA)

A more classic width of Meursault aroma - faintly spiced with an almost ginger component. Fuller, with excellent texture, a more layered wine - lots of concentration but still open in style. A bit more élevage needed in the middle where the wine lacks a bit of interest - but not in the finish - a great start and a great finish here - so a wine with lots of potential...
Smaller volume vintage, nearly 50% new oak. 13.1-13.2° natural here. A third of a normal vintage - 'almost good for 2021!'

A very generous and mouth-filling wine with super-ripe mirabelle, the fine tannins and delicate minerality beautifully interwoven into that. Great concentration and not a jot too rich. Very long and graceful finish with a lot of complexity. Drink or hold.

The nose is dominated by wood toast.
On the palate there is more volume and richness
though with less refinement and minerality on the
powerful, mouth coating, clean and moderately dry
finale where the only nit is a touch of warmth. This
should age reasonably well but be approachable
young. 2027+

A discreet though perceptible dollop of wood frames the aromas of acacia blossom, hazelnut, citrus confit and white peach. There is again very good mid-palate density to the caressing but powerful medium-bodied flavors that conclude in a moderately austerity, bone-dry and sneaky long finish. This is sufficiently tightly wound to repay up to a decade of keeping. 2029+

Goutte-d'Or, literally golden drop, is a smaller vineyard that sits at the northern end of the string of the main premier cru vineyards. Its cooler east-northeast orientation gives it an advantage in warm vintages. Latour hit a bull's eye with this finesse-filled wine, combining richness and depth with great energy and extraordinary length.

The 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or exhibits aromas of pear, toasted nuts, beeswax and apple blossom, followed by a medium to
full-bodied, ample and enveloping palate with a satiny attack, lively acids and spice-inflected finish. It's one of the highlights of the range this
year.

"The 2018 Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or offers up notes of pear, white flowers, crisp green apple and almond paste. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and open-knit, it's giving and accessible, concluding with a chalky finish."

Here too there is touch of reduction though in this case it is sufficiently light so as to allow the softly exotic aromas of white
peach and orange peel to be appreciated. The exceptionally rich, round and full-bodied flavors flash good muscle on the sappy and palate coating finish.

Creamy richness on the nose of this wine has hints of lemon and ripe Mirabelle plum. The palate follows suit with a generous mouthfeel that holds smooth creaminess, hints of vanilla, chalkiness and vivid lemon-oil roundness. This strikes a rich but harmonious balance. The finish is mellow, full but also fresh. Drink by 2035.
Anne Krebiehl MW

The aromas exude smoky, spicy oak, with peach, honey and butter­drenched fruit flavors infiltrating the creamy palate. This is hedonistic in approach, leaving a long, palate­staining aftertaste that echoes
the fruit and oak ...

That's really nice in the mouth - oaked but no vanilla - open, concentrated but always beautifully balanced. This is an excellent Meursault - simply delicious!

The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Goutte d'Or bursts from the glass with aromas of green orchard fruit, nutmeg and honeycomb. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with chewy texture and extract, succulent acids and a long, lusty finish. It's one of the most dramatic, extroverted wines in the Latour collection this year. Drink 2018-2028

A rich, buttery style, this features peach, citrus blossom, citrus peel, vanilla and clove flavors. Firms up, with stone and seashore elements adding a mineral dimension. Complex and long.

This is a cool wine, with acidity and citrus fruits well in evidence. It comes from one of the higher premier-cru vineyards, giving a crisp and textured wine even in this warm vintage. (USA)

As is typically the case there is more size, weight and concentration to the big-bodied and exceptionally rich flavors that also possess a beguiling mouth feel though without the same sophistication on the punchy and sappy finale. (89-91)/2021+

Butterscotch, pastry, lemon cake and apple flavors penetrate the oily and minerally intensity of this white. Offers a lean, steely structure, with a lingering aftertaste of nut oil, mineral and spice. Best from 2019 through 2028. 60 cases made. - Bruce Sanderson (USA)

Ripe but cool and appealingly fresh aromas are composed primarily by notes of pear, white peach, lavender and a hint of apricot. The super-rich and admirably concentrated medium weight plus flavors coat the mouth with dry extract that also serves to buffer the moderately firm acid backbone on the beautifully long finale. This is notably opulent and lush yet there is absolutely no heaviness though I would not suggest cellaring this for the long-term.

Powerful but super interesting and textbook meursault nose - its very lovely. Here is joyous balance; of silky texture, and growing intensity of flavour complexity. There's a suggestion of oak, but quite simply this is a beauty. (cask sample) By Bill Nanson (UK).