Dark and brooding with great rich fruit. Dark plum, leather, cedar, a whiff of iodine. Still tight and pure. Very good. Years ahead.
Dark and brooding with great rich fruit. Dark plum, leather, cedar, a whiff of iodine. Still tight and pure. Very good. Years ahead.
May 10th, 2024Deep and intense and very pure. Dark, brooding fruit hard to unwind but loads of depth. Minerality and savory fruit in spades but densely packed right now.
Deep and intense and very pure. Dark, brooding fruit hard to unwind but loads of depth. Minerality and savory fruit in spades but densely packed right now.
Sep 15th, 2022
Always a pleasure to open such a legendary wine, sadly the ‘00 is still too young
Always a pleasure to open such a legendary wine, sadly the ‘00 is still too young
Sep 6th, 2018
And well, why not on a Wednesday? A 90 minute decant helped the brett blow off and reveal some elegance.
And well, why not on a Wednesday? A 90 minute decant helped the brett blow off and reveal some elegance.
Jan 11th, 2018
Tasted at Latour, much better than the '03. Classy Pauillac just entering its early drinking window. #pauillac #bordeauxinbordeaux
1 person found it helpfulApr 6th, 2016
sweet fruit & lifting energy
sweet fruit & lifting energy
1 person found it helpfulFeb 20th, 2016
Ben had this 11 years ago
Ben had this 11 years ago
1 person found it helpfulApr 8th, 2014
Chateau Latour is my favorite 1st Growth, they demand patience and inspire not just hedonistic pleasure but also analytical thought.
Both amazing but need massive amounts of air or another 15-20 years minimum in the cellar. I get the feeling they both will hit a plateau once they blossom and slowly move towards full maturity for decades.
The nose on the 2005 rose with little agitation and shot from the hip to nose with ease. By far the most youthful and I tense nose of the evening.
The 2000 was not dissimilar in its progression, if a bit more refined from the extra few years in the glass. A cerebral wine that was also deeply pleasurable, it kept bringing me to what this wine will be like in 15-20 or more years. Easily a 50 years wine from a macro view.
Epic #latour 2000 and 2005 #pauillac
Chateau Latour is my favorite 1st Growth, they demand patience and inspire not just hedonistic pleasure but also analytical thought.
Both amazing but need massive amounts of air or another 15-20 years minimum in the cellar. I get the feeling they both will hit a plateau once they blossom and slowly move towards full maturity for decades.
The nose on the 2005 rose with little agitation and shot from the hip to nose with ease. By far the most youthful and I tense nose of the evening.
The 2000 was not dissimilar in its progression, if a bit more refined from the extra few years in the glass. A cerebral wine that was also deeply pleasurable, it kept bringing me to what this wine will be like in 15-20 or more years. Easily a 50 years wine from a macro view.
Epic #latour 2000 and 2005 #pauillac
Oct 20th, 2016
A parched and arid growing season, quenched with late season rain. Dark and layered tannins. Prevalent pyrazines and eucalyptus on the finish. Dark fruits, pencil lead, figs and hookah tobacco.
A parched and arid growing season, quenched with late season rain. Dark and layered tannins. Prevalent pyrazines and eucalyptus on the finish. Dark fruits, pencil lead, figs and hookah tobacco.
Jul 15th, 2016
Full of black fruit, pyrazine, oak, and smooth finish
Full of black fruit, pyrazine, oak, and smooth finish
May 17th, 2016
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
