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First growth Château Latour have released its 2003 grand vin and the 2008 vintage of its second wine, Les Forts de Latour
Since quitting the en primeur system in 2012 following the campaign for the 2011 vintage, Latour has instead restricted itself to an annual re-release of recent vintages around 20 March, ahead of the futures campaign and another small release of older vintages in September.
The first set of releases in 2013 of the 19...
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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...
Wine Information
The « veraison » at Château Latour (change of colour) started at the beginning of August. Temperatures peaking as high as 45 °C were mesured inside the vines truncksin the first 10 days of the month, preventing growth. The vine must have protected itself by closing all its « light receptors » to the attacks of the sun. Due to these extreme conditions, maturation slowed down and hence ripening was somewhat heterogeneous. As a result, the precoc...
Vintage 2003
2003 was the hottest vintage ever seen in Bordeaux. The most successful châteaux have passed their exceptional 2000s and some claim to have made their greatest wines in living memory.
Very dry and extremely hot summer days and nights (16 days > 95°F compared to 2 in 2000, 6 in 2005, 4 in 2009). Need to eliminate the superscript here. I can't figure out how to do it.) The deeply colored reds, low acidities and high tannins are a departure fr...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711€ +3.5% | 687€ +8.4% | 634€ -8.1% | 690€ -37.2% | 1 098€ +13.8% | 965€ |
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.