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CHATEAU LATOUR 1er cru classe, Pauillac 2010 Bottle
chateau latour
CHATEAU LATOUR 1er cru classe, Pauillac 2010 Bottle
About this wine
Nominally Pauillac, this First Growth sits almost astride the border of St. Julien and its output – as one would expect – is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with 10 per cent awarded to both Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Any experience with Latour is to be savoured with patience – this notoriously slow-developing wine requires at least a decade or two’s development. But the reward for this patience is a fulsome melange of power, finesse, depth and tone.
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Expert Review
Robert Parker
One of the perfect wines of the vintage, Frederic Engerer challenged me when I tasted the 2010 Latour at the estate, asking, If you rate the 2009 one hundred, then how can this not be higher? Well, the scoring system stops at 100, (and has for 34 years,) and will continue for as long as I continue to write about wine. Nevertheless, this blend of 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.5% Merlot, and .5% Petit Verdot hit 14.4% natural alcohol and represents a tiny 36% of their entire production. The pH is about 3.6, which is normal compared to the 3.8 pH of the 2009, that wine being slightly lower in alcohol, hence the combination that makes it more flamboyant and accessible. The 2010 is a liquid skyscraper in the mouth, building layers upon layers of extravagant, if not over-the-top richness with its hints of subtle charcoal, truffle, blackberry, cassis, espresso and notes of toast and graphite. Full-bodied, with wonderfully sweet tannin, it is a mind-boggling, prodigious achievement that should hit its prime in about 15 years, and last for 50 to 100.
100 points, Wine Advocate, Feb 2013
98-100 points, Wine Advocate, May 2011
Expert Review
Jancis Robinson MW
The 2010 Ch Latour is 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5% Merlot, and a drop each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. 36% of total production. Extremely dark purple. Again, more ‘glamour’ than I expected. Especially on the nose. Very ambitious and gorgeous. Thick and dense and hugely long term and dry on the end. Spices – something quite Asian about this – a hint of Szechuan pepper. Explosive. Super dry and introvert but with great velvety texture. So introvert and super dry, super Latour. Monumental. The massive fruit lurks underneath the very ripe tannins at the moment.
19/20 points, JancisRobinson.com, April 2011
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James Molesworth
Lush and layered, with nearly endless fig sauce, currant compote and blackberry cobbler notes, wound with cocoa, espresso and charcoal. This wine is seamless, despite its power and range, with hints of violet, blood orange and spice box flittering in.
96-99 points, Wine Spectator, March 2011
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Decanter
Chateau Latour, reveals a sensational depth of colour, incredible sweetness and ripeness of fruit, but very massive now. A monumental expression of the Latour vineyards. Steven Spurrier, April 2011
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Tim Atkin MW
A glorious follow up to the 2009 with even lower yields, considerably more alcohol and tannin, a little more acidity and massive, muscular concentration. This is a very dense wine, built for the long haul. One wine-writing colleague lamented that he wouldn’t live long enough to drink it at its peak and I know how he feels. Licorice, sweet spice, vanilla oak and dark black fruits are thickly entwined on the palate here.
99 points, TimAtkin.com, May 2011
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Decanter
As we head out of Pauillac, you feel the register change. It takes a heartbeat to adjust, but then you start to see the beauty of a different style of 2010, a little more elegant, a little more sculpted, with concentration that sits deep in the body of the wine but builds more slowly through the palate. This shows the beauty of the appellation of Margaux in the way that you always want and hope the First Growths will - a signpost towards the rest, showing why they should be celebrated. Here are violet aromatics, soft black truffle flavours and silky, elongated tannins. Extremely good quality; fairly savoury berry fruits. As with all of these, there's a long long life ahead of it, and best to be put away for another five years at least.
99 points, Jane Anson, Decanter (January 2020)
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Neal Martin
It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s, including First Growths, in terms of its aromatic complexity, precision, balance, intensity, complexity and persistence. Simply a faultless Latour that ranks among its greatest achievements. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting.
Vinous.com