| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
This 8 hectare property has been managed by the JP Moueix family for 50 years and makes typically smooth and polished Pomerol from 96% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc.
The 2016 Latour-à-Pomerol feels a little smudged on the nose compared to its peers, touches of mocha infusing ripe red fruit that doesn’t quite display the energy of the 2015. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine thread of acidity. However, I would not rank this among the best Latour-à-Pomerols in recent years; it needs more vigor and backbone on the finish. Drink 2021-2037.
A juicy and refined wine with deep fruit, firm and silky tannins and a fresh finish. Medium-bodied and edgy and bright. Doesn’t possess the power of the 2015 but outstanding.
Blended of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the medium garnet-purple colored 2016 Latour à Pomerol is a little reticent to begin, unfolding slowly to give glimpses of warm redcurrants, fresh plums and kirsch scents plus wafts of tar, garrigue and forest floor. Medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound, offering great freshness and a firm frame of grainy tannins, finishing long and earthy. Drink 2019 - 2039.
Plush and pumped up, stretching out with those elongated tannins and fresh acidities. Totally gorgeous cassis, blackberry, coffee, peppery spice, slate and tar. It's muscular and ripped, but with a wonderfully rich, textured quality to the tannins. Very much a physical experience, you are pushing through these flavours one at a time. 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc.
Drinking Window 2027 - 2045
Dark crimson. Relatively light nose with some floral hints. Sprightly with notable acidity. Polished and racy with very marked tannins. For the moment it's all potential rather than reality.
Drink 2028-2044
This 8 hectare property has been managed by the JP Moueix family for 50 years and makes typically smooth and polished Pomerol from 96% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc. Pure in Merlot fruit character - bright cherry fruits with a touch of sweet vanilla. The palate is juicy and sumptuous yet sleek thanks to the freshness of acidity. The tannins are silky, delicate and fine, giving creamy, chocolatey texture through the mid palate. The finish is all about harmony - pure, long and crunchy with real restraint and elegance.
The 2016 Château Latour a Pomerol (96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc) is a beautiful, classic, downright sexy Pomerol. Plenty of black cherries, currants, chocolate, and earthy tobacco notes all emerge from this medium-bodied, plump, rounded beauty that has impeccable balance, ripe, present tannins, loads of sweet fruit, and a great finish. It's a beauty. Drink 2021-2041.
Ripe black plums the fruit is fleshy and rich the mid palate supple with fine integrated tannins. Bright in the middle bramble freshness but under this there is the richness of ripe black plum and cherry. 2025-36
Latour à Pomerol has a reputation for producing meaty, backward wines, but the opposite is the case here. So fresh and smooth that you could sup it from the barrel as it matures, this is a fresh, floral, grassy delight with fine tannins and stylish oak integration. 2022-30
The 2016 Latour a Pomerol is a blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc this year. I found the nose a little disjointed compared to others, maybe just a touch of leanness here, although it does meld together with aeration and develops attractive mineral/limestone scents that complement the bright red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with gritty tannin on the entry, plenty of tobacco and cedar notes lending it a Left Bank-like personality, a touch rigid towards the finish. Not a bad Latour-à-Pomerol, but to be honest I have tasted better in recent vintages, including the 2014 and 2015.
Drink Date 2021 - 2038
