2013 Latour a Pomerol
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The 2013 Latour a Pomerol, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, had a rather sultry, conservative, tertiary bouquet that seems to lack some fruit intensity. In some ways I found a little more aromatic pleasure in the La Grave à Pomerol. The palate is much better: nicely structured with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, crisp and crunchy blackberry and raspberry fruit with spice and bay leaf, segueing into a precise finish whose only intention is to give drinking pleasure. Give this a year for the aromatics to awaken and then drink over the next 10-15 years.
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Blackcurrant, cedar, very savoury and dark in style. Accessible tannins, smooth and drinkable. Emphatically bitter character on the finish – though it doesn’t grate. (RH)
The 2013 Latour a Pomerol is one of the fleshier wines of the vintage. Smoke, tobacco, incense and dark red/black stone fruits all meld together in a wine of distinction and personality. I won't at all be surprised if the Latour a Pomerol ends up being one of the highlights of the vintage. Today it is naturally quite young, but it is impressive just the same. There is plenty to look forward to here.
This is a solid, impressive effort from an estate that continues to languish in the shadows of more famous Pomerols, such as Petrus, Vieux Chateau Certan, l’Evangile, La Conseillante, Le Gay, La Violette, La Fleur Petrus and Trotanoy. Nevertheless, the terroir is there and some ancient Latour a Pomerol vintages have been among the most monumental wines I have tasted. Harvested between September 26 and October 7, the 2013 exhibits a deep ruby/plum color, good acidity, sweet mocha, black cherry and plum-like fruit, medium body, excellent concentration and sweet tannin. This pretty, concentrated Pomerol should drink nicely for a decade. Wine Advocate.August, 2014