Domaine Latour-Giraud, Volnay Premier Cru, Clos des Chenes 2017 1x75cl

We first visited Jean-Pierre Latour at Domaine Latour-Giraud in early 2017, a domaine that was born in 1958 from two estates, one of which dated back to the late 1600s. Jean-Pierre himself began working with his father in the mid-1980s and then took sole control a decade later. The domaine extends over 11 hectares with 85% of production being white wine, which includes a range of fine Premier Cru vineyards in Meursault. They are blessed with one of the largest holdings – over two hectares – in the benchmark Premier Cru of Les Genevrières. Viticulture is organic and the winemaking approach traditional, all whilst being flexible according to the needs of the vintage and the individual terroir. The resultant white wines have fine intensity and great purity, and the reds are replete with elegant fruit freshness and subtle mineral persistence. Since we began working with Jean-Pierre, we have been delighted to see wider recognition from multiple leading critics. Jasper Morris of Inside Burgundy on his 2021s wrote “his range of white wines was just about the finest I tasted through the autumn months!”, which is well-deserved recognition for a domaine that has quietly gone about crafting wines of increasing precision and incredible terroir expression.