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Château Latour 1970

Château Latour, Bordeaux, France

Château Latour
Bordeaux France
  • 97
    Points
  • The 674 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 24 Pros of
    24 recommend
    this wine
1302 97
  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    573

  • Producer ranking ?

    26

  • Decanting time

    2h

  • When to drink

    now to 2030

  • Food Pairing

    Seared duck with caramelised chicory

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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

1970
The weather conditions

After a fairly mild winter, growth started towards the end of March, but the vegetation was immediately and adversely affected by frosts at the beginning of April. Early spring was cold with growth retarded. Full flowering was on 15 June during a hot spell with only a few storms. July was fine and very hot, and the grapes started to ripen on the 25th, but only slowly due to the dry weather. August was moderate...

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Average Bottle Price

2020 2020 2018 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005 2000
550€ +7.2% 513€ +24.5% 412€ -14.9% 484€ +13.9% 425€ -2.3% 435€ +12.1% 388€ -12.6% 444€ -9.2% 489€ +21.0% 404€ +29.9% 311€ +28.0% 243€

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.

Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Bright

ending

Long, Extensive, Vibrant and Acidic

flavors

Plum, Tobacco, Truffles, Blackcurrant, Pepper and Toasty

nose

Complex, Closed, Opulent and Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Well-structured, Good texture, Concentrated, Youthful, Full-bodied, Full, Refined and Drying tannins

Verdict

Outstanding and Fine

Written Notes

A magnum of 1970 Latour proved to be tasty. This was pretty by the usual Latour standards, open and soft with some red cherry buttressed by walnut. This will always be an excellent, but never a great, Latour (93M).
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  • 93p
The winter was mild at Latour. Growth started towards the end of March, but the vegetation was affected by frosts at the beginning of April. Early spring was cold. Full flowering was evident on June 15th during a hot spell. July was fine and hot, and the grapes started their slow veraison on the 25th. August was moderate but September was warm with some humidity. A hot spell after the 16th completed the ripening. The vintage began on the 28th in normal temperate weather with some showers. The harvest ended at Latour on October 17th. Quality of the grapes was excellent by every parameter of quality and quantity. According to Latour’s own words the wine is today a real "blockbuster". Excellent magnum. Decanted for two hours before the vertical tasting of 1970s. Ruby red colour with an tiny amber edge. Very expressive and youthful on the nose. Shows plum, truffle, tobacco and walnut aromas. Full-bodied with fine tannin and a powerful, layered mouthfeel. The finish goes on an on. This gorgeous Latour loses nothing after three hours in the glass.
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  • 94p

Obviously, as wines age, especially once they are over 20, let alone 50 years old, there are no great wines, only great bottles. This is by far, the best bottle of 1970 Latour I have ever tasted. Just sublime in every way. Full-bodied, concentrated, ripe, sweet, fresh, earthy, and packed to the gills with sweet cassis, black currants, cedar, tobacco leaf, cigar box, herbs, forest leaf, and spice. The perfect blend of regal, refined, and austere, with a seemingly, non-stop finish. Decanted maybe 10-20 minutes, and enjoyed for as long as it lasted in our glasses. 97 Points

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  • 97p

Latour 1970 showed fine Cabernet Sauvignon notes on the nose, fine balance and complexity on the palate, and long finish. A well-preserved wine with everything in splendid order. Still going strong. 95p.

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  • 95p

Und schon kam das nächste Monument ins Glas. 1970 Latour war einfach Latour pur, ein gewaltiges, fast altersfreies, sehr dichtes Kraftpaket mit der Latour-typischen Walnussnote, mit perfekter Struktur und großartiger Länge, brauchte trotz einiger Zeit im Dekanter auch im Glas noch Zeit und Luft, um alles zu zeigen. Wer die Geduld nicht hatte, verpasste die Perfektion dieses großen, klassischen Latour Monumentes – WT100.

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  • 100p

n neck fill. Decanted for three hours and not enough. Deep ruby, garnet rim. Tight, closed, shutt, red berries far behind. Finally some scented touch and floral notes appearing, getting more intense, slowly, took five hours. Layered, nuanced, violets, pure cassis, refreshing nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, massive texture, a cathedral of a wine, mountain of tannins with fruit and power to back it, long, nuanced and fresh. 98

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  • 98p
Medium intense, ruby colour. Elegant, complex nose yet slightly closed. Lightbodied, elegant structure, refined tannins, vivid acidity, long supple finish. Restrained fruit. Delicate style. Decant 2 hours. At its peak, but will keep another 10 years.
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  • 90p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None
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