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Domaine Louis Latour

Domaine Louis Latour is one of Burgundy's most prominent merchant-domaine houses, tracing its history to 1797 in Aloxe-Corton. The house's most important holding is in Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, where Latour owns over 9 hectares — the largest single ownership in this prestigious white grand cru, which spans the upper slopes of the Corton hill across Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses, and Ladoix-Serrigny. This Corton-Charlemagne dominance defines Latour's auction identity: the Domaine wine (as distinct from the negociant bottling sold under the Louis Latour Maison label) commands the estate's top prices and the greatest long-term collector attention. The Demoiselles, a premier cru Puligny-Montrachet from the Chevalier-adjacent Demoiselles lieu-dit, is the second significant domaine wine at auction. Auction data shows 244 lots averaging $199 per bottle, with prices ranging from $64 to $2,706. The Corton-Charlemagne Domaine bottles — particularly from great white Burgundy vintages like 1996, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2014, and 2017 — drive the top end. The $2,706 ceiling reflects large-format Corton-Charlemagne from an exceptional year. Latour's traditional winemaking and commitment to the estate vineyards provides a reliable reference for collectors of Corton-Charlemagne across decades. The Latour family's deep roots in Aloxe-Corton extend to over nine generations of continuous presence in the village, and the domaine portion of the business — as distinct from the larger negociant operation — is considered the quality benchmark by which the house is judged.