Chateau de la Tour

Edouard Labet and his father François are making big strides in developing their domaine's Clos Vougeot portfolio. Like de Vogüé is doing in Musigny, they are researching and seeking to better understand the inner core of the big Clos de Vougeot vineyard, a daunting - but also necessary - …

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The 2021 vintage was difficult and problematic for the Labet family, with significant frost damage in the Côte de Beaune vineyards reducing production and the number of cuvees made. The family's core holding, in the Clos de Vougeot, was also hit, but still produced two out of three cuvees, plus a …

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It was quite a hot year in 2020 - yes, you've heard the story before. Yet somehow the big clos produced lovely wines in many cases. I'm not sure that I yet understand the full implications of the 2020 vintage, as it offers wines from low 12% to beyond 16% of alcohol. There appears to be no full …

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The 2019 vintage appears to have been a big and successful year for the Clos de Vougeot, despite the year's warm underlying character. It was quite a hot year, and the vines' location in the Clos de Vougeot can in some cases decide the outcome for the producer: good, great, big and/or …

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