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Louis Latour Grand Ardèche MAGNUM 1,5LDe Louis Latour Grand Ardche MAGNUM 1,5L 2023 is een houtgerijpte witte wijn voor diners, schaal en schelpdieren en momenten waarop je een ruimere, vollere Chardonnay wilt schenken. Deze cuve wordt al sinds 1979 in de Ardche opgebouwd volgens een duidelijk Bourgondisch idee, met vergisting en rijping op eikenhout uit de eigen kuiperij van Louis Latour. In magnumformaat komt die brede, gelaagde stijl extra mooi tot zijn recht aan tafel. Wijngaarden en
De Louis Latour Grand Ardèche MAGNUM 1,5L 2023 is een houtgerijpte witte wijn voor diners, schaal en schelpdieren en momenten waarop je een ruimere, vollere Chardonnay wilt schenken. Deze cuvée wordt al sinds 1979 in de Ardèche opgebouwd volgens een duidelijk Bourgondisch idee, met vergisting en rijping op eikenhout uit de eigen kuiperij van Louis Latour. In magnumformaat komt die brede, gelaagde stijl extra mooi tot zijn recht aan tafel.
Wijngaarden en regio
De basis van deze wijn ligt in de Ardèche, waar Louis Latour sinds het einde van de jaren 70 bewust op zoek ging naar topkwaliteit Chardonnay buiten de Côte d’Or. De Grand Ardèche komt uit de beste percelen die ieder jaar bij de start van de oogst opnieuw worden geselecteerd.
- Ligging / Herkomst: De wijn valt onder IGP Ardèche, binnen de regio Côteaux de l’Ardèche. Dat geeft Louis Latour de ruimte om in Zuid-Frankrijk een witte wijn te maken met een duidelijk Bourgondische signatuur.
- Bodem: De bodems bestaan uit klei en krijt. Die combinatie geeft Chardonnay hier voldoende spanning en precisie, naast de rijpheid die je van deze zuidelijkere herkomst mag verwachten.
- Wijngaard: De gemiddelde leeftijd van de stokken is 20 jaar en het gemiddelde rendement ligt op 45 hl/ha. Dat helpt om het fruit voldoende concentratie en regelmaat mee te geven.
Vinificatie en rijping
De kelderaanpak is hier het echte onderscheidende element, omdat deze wijn wordt behandeld alsof hij uit wit Bourgognegebied komt.
- Vergisting: De vergisting verloopt traditioneel in eikenhouten vaten, met volledige malolactische omzetting. Dat geeft de wijn meer ronding, een zachtere textuur en een mooi verweven houttoon.
- Rijping / Houtopvoeding: Daarna rijpt de wijn minimaal 10 maanden in eikenhouten vaten, waarvan 25% nieuw. Daardoor krijgt hij extra diepte, toast, kruidigheid en een bredere middenstructuur, zonder zijn spanning te verliezen.
- Vaten: De vaten komen uit de eigen tonnellerie van Louis Latour en zijn gemaakt van medium getoast Frans eiken. Dat ondersteunt het houtprofiel op een verfijnde, niet te dominante manier.
Druivensamenstelling
Hier draait alles om 1 druif, precies wat deze wijn zijn strakke focus en herkenbare stijl geeft.
- Chardonnay – Ardèche: Chardonnay vormt de volledige basis en geeft de wijn zijn combinatie van breedte, spanning, florale tonen en houtondersteunde complexiteit.
Proefnotities en serveertips
Goudgeel in het glas, met groene reflecties en een geur van toast, vanille en amandel. In de mond opent deze Grand Ardèche met directe spanning, gevolgd door meer breedte en tonen van specerijen, fruit en bloemen. De afdronk blijft lang hangen en houdt het geheel mooi in balans.
- Serveertemperatuur: 10–12 °C werkt hier het mooist, omdat dit bereik zowel de spanning als de bredere, houtgerijpte structuur mooi laat uitkomen.
- Gerechten: Aperitief, fijne charcuterie, schaal en schelpdieren en vis sluiten hier heel natuurlijk op aan, omdat de wijn frisheid en romigheid mooi combineert.
Bekroningen
- 94/100, Terre de Vins (2023): Een zeer sterke Franse beoordeling die goed past bij de serieuze, houtgerijpte stijl van deze cuvée.
- Zilveren medaille, Bettane+Desseauve Prix Plaisir 2025 (2023): Een mooie extra bevestiging dat deze jaargang ook in Frankrijk zelf sterk opvalt.
- 4,1 sterren, Vivino: Met meer dan 700+ beoordelingen laat deze wijn zien dat hij ook bij een breed publiek constant in de smaak valt.
Meer informatie over Louis Latour
Maison Louis Latour werd opgericht in 1797 en is nog altijd onafhankelijk en in handen van de familie. Het huis hoort bij de historische namen van Bourgogne, maar heeft ook buiten de Côte d’Or doelbewust nieuwe terroirs ontwikkeld, waaronder de Ardèche vanaf 1979. Juist die combinatie van traditie en innovatie maakt een wijn als Grand Ardèche zo kenmerkend voor Louis Latour.
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A Profound and Thought-Provoking Read
A Profound and Thought-Provoking Read
Communion: A True Story is a deeply moving and compelling account that kept me engaged from start to finish. The author’s storytelling is honest and powerful, blending personal experience with thoughtful reflections. This book made me think about faith, mystery, and the unknown in new ways. It’s both emotional and insightful, a must-read for anyone interested in true stories that touch the soul. Highly recommended!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2025
★★★★★ 4
A Philosophical Take I Didn't Expect
Format: Kindle
I heard of this book for decades. It appeared to me a fundamental piece of literature for the UFO community, which stirred my interest. Why? I needed to know what made it special.
Reading this title, I discovered a philosophical view I hadn't anticipated. The author was abducted multiple times, and his family appears to have been involved. He's researched indepthly and communicated with other abductees, yet he maintains objectivity. That's particularly rare in our modern times - refreshing even.
I loved what Whitley said about the visitors possibly being the first quantum experience. Before he wrote it, I said to author Sahara Foley how cool it was that Whitley implied the abduction was like bringing something into existence. I even likened it to quantum physics, stating something is both real and unreal until it it brought into existence.
I'm not sure I completely buy what the author is selling, but I can agree that the visitors are more than they seem. Whatever is happening should not be ridiculed or ignored. That benefits no one and stifles true research along with healing. I think Whitley has great ideas, which should be considered - everything should be considered at this point, especially as we've found a possible link to quantum physics.
I recommend this book if you are curious about anything unknown. Beyond UFOs and abductions, the message of communion is good. The historical information, the need to support people struggling with something traumatic, and the possible causes of these phenomenonal experiences are well presented. This is a great book of commentary on the human condition.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Fascinating Book
Format: Audiobook
This incredible book tells the story of people's experiences being abducted by Aliens. It includes information from many abductees, not just the author's. I have never read a book like this, and although I don't know about aliens, I believe these people experienced something horrific. Their experiences must be investigated. Bravo to the author for sharing his experiences with his readers.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2025
★★★★★ 3
I had heard of this book when it made a splash in 1987, I did not have time then...
Format: Paperback
I did not have time to read this book when it came out because I was a young father, and I was at the beginning of my professional career. Now, almost 40 years later, I am a grandfather and I within months of the end of my professional career. So I made time to read it, finally.
What instigated me to do so now, is all the recent activities concerning UAPs and the unexplained sightings of UAPs in the night skies over military bases in New Jersey and, also, in England. Put simply, I was in the mood to give this book a chance.
The "story" starts strong with Whitley Strieber's descriptions of his apparent contact with the "visitors." He is a talented fiction writer and that comes through, but after the first 60 or so pages, the story drags and becomes increasingly repetitive, and hard to read. The penultimate chapter may have read well in 1987, with its buzziness, and the power of three....but in 2025 it doesn't. It just sounds so out-of-date like an Oldsmobile Cutlass with a T-top. (Yes that was a real car...Google it.) Then, there are chapters that are nothing more than transcripts of what Whitley, and his late wife, Anne, had said while in sessions under hypnosis; they are barely understandable, let alone readable. The allusions to quantum mechanics later in the book adon't fit very well, and seem to be an afterthought and are very hard to take. Clearly, Streiber's ideas are not grounded in the science, but in a kind of typical layman's misunderstanding of quantum mechanical "concepts." That is there is an extension of the theory into things it is not meant to explain, and proves that having a little knowledge about something is dangerous. All-in-all, I suffered through the "last," 229 pages (including two appendices), but I can say I have read it from cover to cover.
What is my opinion of the abduction story? I hate to be unkind, but it seems more like the memory of a hallucination, or of a very bad and graphic dream, than something that actually happened. It seems to be the product of a fertile and creative mind of a talented author. Yes, there are other people who also claim to have been abducted, and there are some commonalities among their claims, and I know that their numbers should add credibility to their stories, and I know it is unkind to doubt them, but I do and I remain skeptical.
So did Whitley Streiber write this book knowing full well that is was actual a work of fiction while claiming it was non-fiction, or did he write it honestly thinking that he was sharing objective truths? On this, it is very hard to know...it is plausible that he really believes these things happened to him, and that he wrote about them sincerely. The author himself seems never to be sure. His lie detector results seem to indicate that he is telling something that he truly believes, but one never knows for sure.
To sum up, I am glad the book is no longer a mystery to me. My curiosity was satisfied and that is enough for me, but it took work.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Read this book to begin your study!
Format: Kindle
If you can read only one book on UFO abductions, read this one! This book is amazing and will give you a very good idea about what these UFO abductees are experiencing. This is the book that launched me on an ongoing UFO study which has led to my obtaining and reading tons of books on UFO and abductions. While not an abductee myself and, in fact, I have arguably never even seen a UFO, I know that there is something to this phenomenon that we do not understand. The interest seen in the public square now and the government's greater focus on the UFO phenomena leads one to conclude that what is happening is real and unknown. While I personally believe that the UFO phenomena is a spiritual one involving the unseen spirit world, that is just one of the many theories out there. Read this book and embark on a fascinating journey for yourself.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2022
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