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Latour à Pomerol 2015

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

This steps into an elite league of Pomerol class and concentration, whilst still exuding freshness and transparency. It is a great vintage for Latour à Pomerol. Smells of pristine lightly spiced blueberries and plums and leads to intense flavors of red plums and red cherries cloaked in perfectly integrated spicy oak. Long, regal tannins that are seamless. This is clearly the best Latour à Pomerol for over 30 years. Try from 2023.

97
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2018

A blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Latour à Pomerol has an earthy/meaty nose of chargrilled meats, fertile loam, fungi and beef drippings over a core of blackberry preserves, cassis and pencil shavings plus a touch of tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, the palate offers tons of savory layers with a firm, chewy structure and a lively line cutting through the tightly wound flavors, finishing long and earthy. 2022 - 2038

93+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (Interim Fe), February 2018

Mid crimson. Very aromatic and lifted. Very juicy and satisfying even if not that intense.
Drink 2024-2038

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2016

One of the blockbusters in the Moueix portfolio is the 2015 Latour A Pomerol. A blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc offers full-bodied richness and a ripe, opulent personality that’s already hard to resist. With classic notes of black cherries, bouquet garni, bay leaf and spicy oak, it has gorgeous purity of fruit, sweet tannin, and is a classic Pomerol in the making. Give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy over the following two decades. 2018 - 2038

95
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, November 2017

The fruit on the nose is ripe depth of flavour the palate fleshy supple with black plum richness. There is an underlying freshness brighter and lighter at the back but the sweet fruit the ripe black plum comes through on the finish. 2026-37

90/94
Derek Smedley MW, DerekSmedleyMW.co.uk, April 2016

One of the best value wines in the Moueix portfolio in 2015, this is a refined, alluringly
fragrant Pomerol. The oak is beautifully judged, the tannins polished, the fruit silky and
palate-caressing. So tasty you could almost drink it from the barrel. Drink: 2020-28

95
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2016

Vibrant red fruit and perfumed, fairly stern oak and the two main ingredients here and they are balanced nicely from
the nose to the finish. This is another long, solid wine with a heady scent and feisty tannins. It will be a beauty in the
medium-long term.

17.5+
Matthew Jukes, Matthew Jukes' Blog, April 2016
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The 2015 Latour a Pomerol is a blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. It has an intense bouquet: black cherries, kirsch, truffle and a subtle sea spray scent that emerges only with aeration in the glass. The palate is very smooth on the entry. This is a refined and composed, almost graceful Latour-à-Pomerol, silky smooth in texture with layers of spicy black fruit fanning out on the finish. It is likely to be the best wine from this estate in several years - one to look out for once in bottle. Drink 2020-2050.

93/95
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (224), April 2016

Wow. This is clearly the best Latour à Pomerol for over 30 years. Full and fabulously silky, it shows so much depth of fruit and length. It goes on for minutes. Mostly merlot with a touch of cabernet franc.

96/97
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2016
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