The vineyard in the Burgundian commune of Aloxe-Corton is owned by the wine trading house Louis Latour; see there.
The origins of the important wine trading and wine producing house Louis Latour, with its headquarters in Beaune, Burgundy, go back to 1768, when Jean Latour planted vines in the commune of Aloxe-Corton (at that time it was still called Aloxe). However, his ancestors had already been growing grapes east of the town of Beaune from the beginning of the 16th century. The year 1797 is considered to be the year of the company's foundation, which meant that the 200th anniversary could be celebrated in 1997. The founder's son Louis Latour I expanded the estate to include vineyards in the Chambertin,...
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