Château Latour

Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2015

Name: Château Latour, 1er Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Latour
Price: 1552.37 GBP

98/100

Inside Bordeaux

98/100

The Wine Independent

96/100

Vinous

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2015
3x75cl
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£1,900.37
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2015
3x1.5L
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£3,860.74
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2015
1x3L
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£2,773.82
Last Few
2015
1x3L
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£2,773.82

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2015
3x75cl
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£1,552.37

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Critic Reviews

98/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Intense, a reminder of how Latour sets the benchmark for how to respond to hot vintages over in Pauillac. There is a muscular set to the tannins, woven through delicate slate and crayon edge, with touches of fragrant fennel and aniseed, black tea, chamomile, crushed roses, excellent quality. A rare Pauillac that is better than the 2014. Harvest September 15 to October 10, 30% of production in the main wine. Hélène Genin technical director.

drinking window 2025 - 2045

date of review 02/2025

98/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2015 Château Latour is a blend of 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot, and 0.3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it requires a considerable amount of shaking to wake up the nose of plum preserves, warm cassis, and black cherry compote, giving way to exotic nuances of licorice, sandalwood, rose oil, and cardamom. The medium-bodied palate slowly expands in the mouth to reveal opulent notes of exotic spices, black fruit preserves, and floral accents, leading to a compelling minerally undercurrent. Wonderfully taut, firm, grainy-textured tannins and tantalizing acidity lend gravitas to all this flamboyant fruit, delivering a very long and fragrant finish.

drinking window 2025 - 2065

date of review 03/2023

96/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2015 Latour was bottled in July 2017 and contains 13.04% alcohol. It is blessed with a refined and focused bouquet: perfumed blackberry and raspberry scents, iodine, pine and light pencil shaving aromas. It has dispensed with the subtle fig-like/exotic notes noticeable three years ago, arguably a little more conservative today. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine-grain tannins; harmonious and poised, clean and precise, understated with an irresistible silky texture. The 2015 does not possess a peacock’s tail like a top-tier Latour. No, it prefers to remain cool, calm and collected for now. This sublime First Growth will cruise for many years.

drinking window 2025 - 2055

date of review 03/2023

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