2019ChateauLatourLePauillacdeLatour

Difficult to believe this is in fact the third wine!

“Tasted blind at Southwold. A deep purple colour with a cedary, precise nose of fresh blackcurrant, cigar leaf and graphite. The palate has the same vibrancy of incisive black fruit, layered with a lick of sweeter crème de cassis and just a touch of baking spice. There is an underlying freshness to this wine, with flecks of red fruit, sappy tannins and a moreish tang to the balancing acidity. A very finely balanced and approachable wine – certainly from this stable – one which will drink well for 10-15 years. Impressively long.”–Thomas Parker MW

• Thomas Parker MW 93pts
• Jancis Robinson MW, 17,5pts
• 55.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.8% Merlot, and 5.4% Petit Verdot

Cellaring: Will drink well for 10-15 years

STORY BEHIND THE WINE

Château Latour is a wine estate in Pauillac, part of the Haut-Medoc sub-region on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. The estate’s history dates back to at least the 14th century, though vineyards were not established here until the 17th century. The estate is located at the southern edge of the Pauillac appellation, bordering the St Julien vineyards of Château Léoville Las Cases. Latour is one of the five First Growths of the 1855 classification, occupying the top tier alongside Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, and Mouton Rothschild.