Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac
Château Latour

Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
These wines are in stock and are available for delivery at your convenience.


2010
1x75cl
DP
£1,253.60

2010
3x75cl
DP
£3,759.61

2010
12x75cl
DP
£13,838.46

2011
1x75cl
DP
£558.20

2011
1x75cl
DP
£558.20

2011
1x75cl
DP
£558.20

2011
1x75cl
DP
£558.20

2011
3x75cl
DP
£1,674.61

2011
3x75cl
DP
£1,674.61

2011
1x1.5L
DP
£1,116.41

2011
1x1.5L
DP
£1,116.41

2014
3x75cl
DP
£1,494.61

2015
3x75cl
DP
£1,899.61

2015
6x75cl
DP
£3,799.22

2015
6x75cl
DP
£3,799.22

2015
3x1.5L
DP
£3,859.22

2015
1x3L
DP
£2,772.82

2015
1x3L
DP
£2,772.82

Broking

Broking
These are wines from our broking list and have an average delivery window of 15 working days.


1996
6x1.5L
DP
£7,358.46

1998
12x75cl
DP
£6,038.46

1999
12x75cl
DP
£6,086.46

2003
12x75cl
DP
£8,318.46

2005
1x75cl
DP
£714.00

2007
6x1.5L
DP
£5,282.46

2009
1x75cl
DP
£918.00

2011
3x3L
DP
£5,798.46

En primeur

En Primeur
The following wines are either En Primeur or Ex-Chateau and currently abroad awaiting shipment to the UK. These wines are subject to final confirmation from the Justerini & Brooks team.


2017
3x75cl
EP
£1,197.50

2017
3x75cl
EP
£1,197.50

2017
6x75cl
EP
£2,395.00

2017
6x75cl
EP
£2,395.00

2017
1x1.5L
EP
£800.00

2017
1x1.5L
EP
£800.00

2017
3x1.5L
EP
£2,395.00

2017
3x1.5L
EP
£2,395.00

2017
1x3L
EP
£1,750.00

2017
1x3L
EP
£1,750.00

2017
1x6L
EP
£3,500.00

2017
1x6L
EP
£3,500.00


Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 1996

1996

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 1996
Maturity:
Keep/Drink
ABV:
12.5%
94/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 1996 Latour is a wine that I often find overrated and did not achieve everything that might have been possible in this favourable growing season. That said, this might well be the best of around two dozen bottles I have encountered over the years. As usual, the 1996 is decidedly austere at first, standoffish, looks down its nose at you. Yet it coalesces with time and develops engaging cedar-scented black fruit tinged with pencil box and a touch of iris with time. The palate (again) is a little muted at first but it soon found its voice and evolved very fine tannin allied with a crisp line of acidity. It is not quite as demonstrative as it was even just a couple of years ago, gained some detail and perhaps it will continue to meliorate. Very fine, very fine indeed - but not a patch of say, the Château Margaux or perhaps even Léoville Las Cases. Tasted at the International Business & Wine Latour dinner at Ten Trinity.
Date Reviewed:
07/2018

specifications

country:
France

region:
Bordeaux

Appellation:


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Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.


Château Latour

Château Latour

This great and historic estate is rightly regarded as one of the preeminent properties in Bordeaux and one of the greatest wines of the world. Along with Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild, Latour completes the three First Growths of Pauillac. It has become synonymous with wines of gravitas, scale and tremendous aging potential.

The last change of ownership occurred in 1993, when the billionaire, François Pinault returned this bastion of Bordeaux to French hands. He appointed the meticulous Frédéric Engerer as technical Director, and Latour has enjoyed a period of unparalleled success ever since. It’s a marriage of meticulous, perfectionist viticulture and wine-making and extraordinary terroir.

The grand vin hails from the 47 Hectare “Grand Enclos”, the vineyards which surrounds the winery and abuts the Clos of Leoville Las Cases in St Julien to the south. The topsoil is made up of Gunzian gravel, brought to the area from the Pyrenees and the Massif Central during the Pleistocene with a subsoil of marl and clay above a deeper ridge of limestone. Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant varietal (80%), with Merlot (18%) and Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot accounting for just 2% of plantings. The excellent second wine, Les Forts de Latour is arguably equal to notable Second Growths, however, demand from Asia ensures a luxury price tag... There is also a third wine, simply called “Pauillac”.

Sadly, the Chateau’s board decided to remove Latour from the en primeur market. 2011 was the last vintage released as a future. The strategy to offer mature wines from their cellars is well established now, with a major release each March and a smaller proposal in September.

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