| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pauillac |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
Many have called this the best vineyard in the world and the dynamic Director of Chateau Latour, Frédéric Engerer, is determined to make the greatest wine possible. He has the confidence of owner, François Pinault, to do all that it takes to achieve this aim. Only the best vines from the "enclos" of the vineyard are used for the Grand Vin. There is an outstanding second label - Les Forts de Latour - that is of super-second growth quality, a third wine - Pauillac de Latour - matches well known classed growths and even a very good 4th wine that is Chateau bottled but not released under the Chateau's own label. The policy here is to no longer sell the wines en primeur but to wait until they are mature before they are released. The 2012 should be released in March 2020. This 2018 will need at least 10 years until we see it again, but could it be the new 1959? It combines tannin with cream and is both muscular and elegant. Made from 91% Cabernet Sauvignon with 9% Merlot.
The 2019 Latour is a profound wine in the making, and it will surely emerge as one of the most long-lived wines of the vintage, as well as one of the greatest. Unwinding in the glass with scents of rich cassis fruit, English walnuts, cigar wrapper, black truffle, loamy soil and violets, it’s full-bodied, layered and muscular, with huge depth at the core, ripe tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, seemingly interminable finish. Checking in at 14.1% alcohol, this prodigious Latour will require two decades to hit its stride, but it will be more than worth the wait. 2036 - 2070
