Why it matters
The producer
The Latour family has produced Meursault wines since 1792. Today, Domaine Vincent Latour is the Meursault-centered family operation shaped by Vincent Latour and Cécile Latour. Vincent took control from his father Jean in 1998, while Cécile joined in 2004 after agricultural training at CFPPA Beaune.
The wines carry Meursault in their names, including Meursault Clos de Magny and Meursault 1er wines from Perrières, Charmes and Poruzots. No grape variety is named alongside these bottles, so the clearest guide is the relationship between Meursault place names and the cellar choices that shape their texture and finish.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Meursault anchors the range inside Bourgogne, and the appellation name remains central on the bottle. Clos de Magny occupies one place in the range, while Perrières, Charmes and Poruzots are presented as Meursault 1er wines, giving the labels a clear progression from the village range into named 1er cru positions.
That naming changes how the bottles should be approached. The wines are not a single generic white style with different labels attached. Each place name marks a separate wine within the domaine's Meursault focus, while barrel selection, fermentation and ageing determine how ripe fruit and freshness meet in the glass.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
Vineyard work follows lutte raisonnée methods, and grapes are hand harvested. Fruit arrives through both estate holdings and purchases, with selection beginning before fermentation rather than being left entirely to cellar handling.
Native yeasts carry the fermentations, and whole-bunch fermentation is part of the cellar program. The wines typically spend 12 months in barrel, followed by 4 to 6 months in stainless-steel tanks with very little batonnage. That sequence lets barrel ageing build breadth, while stainless steel and limited lees stirring keep the finish fresh instead of coating the palate.
Wines to know
The range in view
The range begins with Meursault Clos de Magny, a named Meursault wine whose 2020 vintage shows ginger spice and a saline, citrus finish. Alongside it sit Meursault 1er Perrières, Meursault 1er Charmes and Meursault 1er Poruzots, three named 1er cru positions that extend the range into more specific vineyard labels.
Across the bottles, the house aims for freshness, energy, ripeness and sucrosity. Here, sucrosity means a rounded, ripe feel rather than overt sweetness. Barrel selection is used to hold acidity against that fullness, while larger oak vessels limit wood impact. The range therefore moves through mineral, citrus-led, spicy and saline impressions without abandoning the Meursault focus.
A useful way in
A bottle to begin with
Start with the 2020 Meursault Clos de Magny. It is a named Meursault wine with a clear sensory register: ginger spice rises first, then the palate carries ripe fullness through firm acidity before finishing with salt and citrus. Its 12 months in barrel and subsequent time in stainless steel place the cellar method directly behind the taste. The bottle offers the most complete first view of Domaine Vincent Latour's preferred balance between ripeness, sucrosity and freshness.