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A very grown up nose of gravel and dark berry fruit - very expressive for a Latour at this stage. There is an incredible energy to this wine, with layer upon layer of the most tremendous fruit. Thelength is incredibly long... could still taste it in the car driving to the next appointment. Perhaps the most complete Latour we have tasted at this stage in its development. Undoubtedly one of the wines of the vintage...maybe THE wine of the vintage.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Ivor Davies
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90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Merlot, 0.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Petit Verdot. Cherry, cassis, spice and the graphite and cedar aromas of classic claret of the good old days. On the palate, there's plentiful tannic grain that is matched by dense core fruit, although the dominant flavour is more mineral and elemental. Lives up to expectations of grandeur. (RH)
The 2010 Château Latour is a monumental wine that exemplifies what greatness in Bordeaux can be. Still deep ruby/purple in color, it offers a stunning bouquet of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, leather, and graphite. Full-bodied and deeply concentrated, it has a layered, expansive mouthfeel, building tannins, and the unmistakable class and regalness that define Latour. Just now entering the early stages of its prime, this beauty will be drinking brilliantly long after I’m gone. Drink 2025-2100.
This is still revving up to reach its drinking window, and although for now it is showing just a touch below the 2009 vintage, don't be surprised if it overtakes it within the next decade. It demands patience though. Classic brooding, muscular, concentrated old school Latour, uncompromising in its sculpted tannins and bristling blueberry and cassis fruits. 36% of overall production.
About the producer
One of Bordeaux’s five First Growths, as classified in 1855, Ch. Latour is among the most famous addresses in Pauillac and the world. The estate is renowned for its long-ageing, powerful and structured wines.