Les Quatre Journaux
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, slow-cooked venison, wild mushroom and black truffle risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Situated in the prestigious Vosne-Romanée appellation, the Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru 'Les Quatre Journaux' is one of Maison Louis Latour's most legendary red wines. The name 'Quatre Journaux' refers to an ancient Burgundian land measurement; a 'journal' represented the area of vines a single worker could cultivate in one day, making this historic parcel approximately 1.36 hectares. The Latour family acquired this prized plot in stages starting in 1898 from the Marey-Monge family. The terroir here features deep, clay-rich limestone soils that impart an unparalleled aromatic complexity and velvety texture to the Pinot Noir. Vinified traditionally in open wooden vats and aged in 100% new French oak barrels from Latour's own cooperage, this wine is celebrated for its exquisite balance of power and silkiness, offering notes of ripe red berries, underbrush, and delicate spices.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1797, Maison Louis Latour stands as one of Burgundy's most historically prominent family-owned négociant-éleveurs and domaine estates, boasting the largest portfolio of Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte d'Or. Anchored on the limestone-rich, south and southeast-facing slopes of the Corton hill, Latour vinifies fruit at the landmark gravity-fed Cuverie Corton Grancey in Aloxe-Corton. Viticulture adheres to rigorous lutte raisonnée principles, integrating biological pest control, in-house composting, and zero synthetic fertilizers alongside an ISO 14001 certification. White vinification emphasizes pure, mineral-driven expression through temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation and judicious aging in French oak crafted at the house's Savigny-lès-Beaune cooperage, while reds emphasize structured, classic extraction. Beyond iconic Côte d'Or pinnacles such as Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Château Corton Grancey, and Romanée-Saint-Vivant 'Les Quatre Journaux', Latour has famously pioneered southern terroir projects in the clay-limestone soils of the Ardèche and the higher altitudes of the Var.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13.5%