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  • Country ranking ?

    1 396
  • Producer ranking ?

    81
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Duck Confit with a Merlot Sauce over Homemade Pappardelle

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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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Wine Information

Abundant rainfall in the second half of May and a very wet June disrupted flowering, resulting in some flower abortion and uneven grape size, but more significantly in the flowering being extended over a long period. Although veraison started very early (around 7 July), it continued steadily and evenly during August. Violent rain storms in August caused the size of the grapes to increase considerably and the hot, humid, almost subtropical clim...

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Written Notes

Ruby with garnet rim, some earthy tones, black tea, cassis, cedar, very youthfull, even some floral notes, fresh acidity, youthfull, keep another 5 years, long finish.
  • 91p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

Bellow Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

1h
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