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    1 716
  • Producer ranking ?

    116
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    now - 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Roast lamb served medium-rare

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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

1968
The weather conditions

Winter was wet and mild. Growth started on 30 March. Early April was cold with frequent morning frosts and even snow on the 6th. The second half of April was fine and the vine grew rapidly. Despite fairly moderate weather in May, the vegetation appeared to be developing at the normal pace. The first flowers were seen on 1 June. Thick fogs in the second week of June caused an important flower abortion. July was...

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968 is one of the lesser vintages of the decade with 1963 and 1965. Bouquet of caramel, full-bodied on the palate with no dryness, although a little short.

The brick red colour suggests a quite ripe wine, which is confirmed by the nose. The initially slightly balmy spicyness, hints of dark chocolate, coffee and mild spices changes fast towards a more oxidative direcktion. On the palate this trend holds on, however the excellent structure of the wine is still impressing. The taste is more convincing than the nose.
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Below Average

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None
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