Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

9.4104 ratings
9.330 pro ratings
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Rob Brobst III

Elegant yet powerful!

Elegant yet powerful!

Nov 21st, 2024
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.3

Lovely wine. Needs years. Balanced.

Lovely wine. Needs years. Balanced.

2 people found it helpfulJun 5th, 2016
Conrad Green

Intense. Iodine, inky blue fruit, ferrous, dark plum, blood. A real brooding beast of real quality. The finish is really long, savory and memorable.

Intense. Iodine, inky blue fruit, ferrous, dark plum, blood. A real brooding beast of real quality. The finish is really long, savory and memorable.

1 person found it helpfulJul 3rd, 2021
LM Segal

A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb!

A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb!

1 person found it helpfulJul 25th, 2018
Bryce Wiatrak

I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night.

I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night.

1 person found it helpfulJan 24th, 2018
Izek Jasper

Everything this should be. 👌🏻

Everything this should be. 👌🏻

1 person found it helpfulAug 20th, 2017
Aaron Pott

Like a super model, lean, beautiful and bad tempered.

Like a super model, lean, beautiful and bad tempered.

1 person found it helpfulDec 12th, 2016
Gus Kalaris

1989 - perfect example- why you by at birth and leave it Un disturbed for 26 years. The oak is just beginning to integrate , but definitely perfect balance. Would benefit from time, but exquisite . Will improve and then last 30 plus years- enamored

1989 - perfect example- why you by at birth and leave it Un disturbed for 26 years. The oak is just beginning to integrate , but definitely perfect balance. Would benefit from time, but exquisite . Will improve and then last 30 plus years- enamored

1 person found it helpfulFeb 18th, 2015
Nick Pagoria

Really nice length and grip. Still a bit tight, especially on the nose. Well balanced, which I like.

Really nice length and grip. Still a bit tight, especially on the nose. Well balanced, which I like.

1 person found it helpfulNov 1st, 2014
Sabra Lewis

Bordeaux in a great place showing it's elegance. 89 vintage

Bordeaux in a great place showing it's elegance. 89 vintage

1 person found it helpfulOct 27th, 2014