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    65
  • Producer ranking ?

    7
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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99-100 JAMES SUCKLING: "A solid and statuesque Latour with an extremely dense yet refined center palate of steely tannins and lots of blue fruit and an undertone of graphite. Some slate, too. It’s tight and very powerful. Reminds me of the texture of the 1959 (which I didn’t taste in barrel!) But the density here is so, so long. Steely."

98-100 THE WINEADVOCATE: "The 2018 Latour is composed of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot, with 14.3...

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The Story

The chateau makes three different wines. The so-called grand vin, that is Château Latour itself, a second wine called Les Forts de Latour and a third wine simply called Pauillac. The grand vin comes from the original part of the vineyards, called the Enclos. This is the most prestigious part of the vineyard where the vines have a fine view of the Gironde estuary. The tradition in Bordeaux says that vines that overlook the water make the best w...

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Vintage 2018

2018 Bordeaux Vintage Report and recommendations

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. The Bordeaux whites and sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub regions produced examples of really good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally the very top estates made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major impact ...

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91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, pH 3.85. Only 7% press wine. 37% of production. Barrel sample.
The colour of elderberry juice, so dark. Rich and luscious on the nose. The tannins are even finer than on Les Forts but it is more aromatic on the palate than usual, more exotic and more obvious and immediate fruit flavours. Compact, dense, concentrated yet complex too. Riches on the palate that show more than usually at this stage. A rather exotic Latour. (JH)

  • 93p

Ruby. Scented, dark fruity, blueberries, spices, ripe, detailed, intense, richer nose. Layered. Minerals, graphite, mint, touch of tobacco leaves. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries, anise, ripe, rich, dense, intense, long. 98-100

  • 99p

This Latour has a fresh, energetic feel, with lots of bramble-edged grip pushing the core of raspberry, plum and cherry coulis flavors. The finish is very pure, punctuated by lively floral and iron notes. Flaunts minerality in the end.

  • 98p

Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black core. Very powerful wine, with pure structure and densely woven nose, great concentration, elegant, multi-layered fruit and elegant roasting aroma and spices in the background. On the palate well balanced with vey powerful character, excellent tension, depth and length, a great classic. 

  • 99p
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Pauillac, Bordeaux

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98-100 JEB DUNNUCK: "Possibly the wine of the vintage from the Médoc and a selection of just 37% of the total production, the 2018 Château Latour is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot that hit 14.3% natural alcohol (IPT is 81), which is up there for this estate. Offering extraordinary depth and richness as well as thrilling cassis fruit, notes of tobacco, cedar, and crushed rocks, it hits the palate with a wealth of raw material yet stays flawlessly balanced, ethereal, and long. Pure class and a legendary wine in the making, it should be approachable with 5-7 years of bottle age given this vintage´s sexy style, yet keep for just about as long as you´d like to hold bottles."

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