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Tasting notes
Score 87/100 · Wine Spectator

Complex aromas of blackberry, coffee and spices, with hints of sweet tobacco, following through to a Medium-to full-body, with fine tannins and a lead pencil and berry character. Slightly hollow midpalate, but very enjoyable now. Second wine of Latour.¿'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink now. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2009.

Critic scores

Critic scores
88
88/100

Average Score

87
87/100

Wine Spectator

88
88/100

Robert Parker

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88 points
Robert Parker
Score 88/100 · Robert Parker

Latour's second wine exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as a nose of black fruits, ketchup, earth, and minerals. Moderately tannic and closed, it is reminiscent of its bigger brother. Give it 4-5 years of cellaring and enjoy it over the next two decades. Apr 2001, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Château Latour - producer
Latour

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.

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