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Château Latour 1966

Château Latour, Bordeaux, Ranska

Château Latour
Bordeaux Ranska
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  • 20 tasters of 21 recommend this wine
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    775

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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

1966 



The weather conditions 



 



After a very wet winter budburst started on 15 March. It was a normal spring, fine and warm in the first half of May. On the whole, June was warm in spite of fairly frequent rain. Full flowering was noted between 10 and 15 June. July was quite cool with a few fine days and the grapes began to ripen on the 25th. After a few showers at the beginning of the month, September was hot and dry, which encourage...

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Vuosikerta 1966

1966 is an outstanding year in Bordeaux for very classic and delicate wines. However, the year started out as anything but promising. The major rainfall that started at the end of June continued into July, but the hot start to August dried the soil and the weather gradually improved toward autumn, until it was nearly perfect for the harvest.

These wines share a truly classic, graceful and high-quality character so typical of Bordeaux wines,...

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Viinin keskihinta

2022 2020 2018 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005 2000
810€ +13.8% 712€ +6.4% 669€ +1.7% 658€ +29.3% 509€ -4.1% 531€ -2.4% 544€ +4.0% 523€ -1.7% 532€ +3.9% 512€ +44.2% 355€ +69.9% 209€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Viiniarvio

color

Full, Ruby red ja Clear

ending

Long, Gentle, Flavorful ja Acidic

flavors

Leather, Blackcurrant, Licorice, Voluptuous, Earthy ja Truffles

nose

Open, Complex, Seductive ja Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Concentrated, Complex, Good texture, Medium-bodied, One-dimensional, Vigor, Full, Harmonious, Dry ja Drying tannins

Loppupäätelmä

Transparent ja Faulty

Kirjoita arviosi

Good looking bottle with perfect level. Decanted two hours. Moderately intense, cherry red colour. Developing nose with earthiness, leather, dried herbs and hints of volatile balsamico aromas. A
rich medium-bodied wine with marked ripe tannins, very balanced acidity combining harmoniously with the ripe fruitiness of plums and smokiness from new oak. The Cedar and tobacco leaf flavours are standing out. Long lingering finish with ripe intense fruitiness and minerality. Drinking perfectly now but can still age another 5-7 years.

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  • 94p

"Lots of power here. The tobacco, herbs, spice, crushed rock, leaf, red currant, cigar box and cedar notes are strong here. The wine is full-bodied, concentrated and still shows a lot of intensity. There is a wealth of ripe, tobacco infused, spicy, cedary fruit on the palate, but the tannins are a bit gruff, giving the wine a rustic, old-school, long, classic finish. 95 Points

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  • 95p

Latour 1966 had a fine blackcurrant scented nose added notes of grilled bacon. Typical for the vintage with a bit of roughness and strong tannin on the palate.   Meaty finish. Can keep everything intact for a decade at least. 94p.

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  • 94p

The 1966 Latour was similar to previous bottles. Masculine and obstreperous, the 1966 is aloof at first. It doesn’t want to get to know you. Then it reveals gorgeous tobacco and pencil shaving notes that an only come from Pauillac. This example is more understated than others, and reluctantly unfolds in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with dry and firm tannins. The acidity is well judged and lends edge to a trenchantly conservative Latour that on this occasion begrudges doling out as much fruit as the 1962 Latour. Yet both the precision and backbone on the finish are outstanding and its unapologetic aloofness and “superiority complex” is utterly aborting. Though the winery had undergone a complete refit between vintages, there are stylistic similarities between the 1966 and the 1961, though the latter is endowed with more persistence and depth. Perhaps now approaching the end of its drinking plateau, I suspect larger formats of the 1966 will be the ones to hunt for. Tasted at the International Business & Wine Latour dinner at Ten Trinity.

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  • 95p
Upper shoulder fill. Redcurrants red with thin brick rim. Bit lean nose, red berries, cherries, anise and leather, some tobacco and a slight floral note. Fuller and fruitier with air. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, refreshing and fruity, leaner palate, lovely texture, lively and elegant, long if a bit lean finish. 93
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  • 93p
Medium intense, ruby colour. Smoky, tobacco nose with earthy and farmyard character. Medium-bodied, gentle tannins, energetic, refined and elegant style with some cassis notes. Long firm finish. Lovely. Decant for 1.5 hours. Ready now but will keep another 5 years.
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  • 89p
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Tietoja

Alkuperä

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vuosikerran laatu

Erinomainen

Hintansa arvoinen

Erittäin hyvä

Sijoituspotentiaali

Ei ole

Väärennösriski

Ei ole
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