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Tasting notes
Latour continues to be one of the great vintages for this chateau. A dense opaque garnet color reveals amber at the edge, as well as an incredible perfume of cedar wood, balsam, coffee, black fruits, leather, and cigar smoke. The wine is supple and full-bodied, with sweet tannin, glorious levels of fruit and extract, abundant glycerin, and a seductive, truffle-flavored finish. While it has been drinkable for two decades, it is capable of lasting another 20 years. It is a perfectly balanced, exciting Latour that remains undervalued as well as underrated. Jun 2000, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2000-2020
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Tasted at the Fine Wine Experience 1962 Bordeaux horizontal. Moderate Very deep colour. It has a very intense, rich, almost decadent nose with black cherries, plum, a touch of creme brulee, not quite as delineated as the sensational bottle at the Latour vertical in 2005. The palate is full-bodied with dense tannins, real structure and forcefulness, touch of dried blood and tart red strawberry on the finish. But overall, not quite as refined as a bottle would be in pristine condition. Yet still a “monster” of a wine. Mar 2010, www.robertparker.com
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.