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CHATEAU LATOUR 1er cru classe, Pauillac 2011 Bottle
chateau latour
CHATEAU LATOUR 1er cru classe, Pauillac 2011 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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95-96/100 Andrew Caillard MW. Deep colour. Intense praline/ espresso/ mocha aromas. Deep set praline/ espresso/ blackcurrant/ grilled nut flavours, richly buoyant and substantial wine with pronounced muscular graphite tannins. Lovely length of flavour, energy and fruit complexity.
93-95/100 Robert Parker Jr. A blend of 84.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 0.5% Petit Verdot, the 2011 Latour represents only 34% of the crop. It hit 13.1% natural alcohol. One of the vintage-s most compelling wines, it possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as a sweet, open-knit personality with ripe tannin, superb intensity, good purity and harmony, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, and lots of crushed rock, floral and black as well as blue fruit notes in addition to hints of ink and forest floor. This beautifully rich, savory Latour will be surprisingly drinkable in 4-5 years, and should age easily for two decades or more.
18.5/20 Steven Spurrier, Decanter. Concentrated Cabernet nose lifted by floral wild violets, the classic restrained firmness of Latour with intellectual more than sensual complexity to come. Drink 2018-2040.
17/20 Julia Harding MW, Jancis Robinson. Initial impression of toast and char. Dark and savoury. Unexpectedly fluid on the palate even though it has a firm framework but the framework is transparent to the purity of the fruit. Not in the least luscious. Short pile so it is firm but carpeted on the palate.