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100 Robert Parker
The 2010 Latour is deep garnet in color, and—WOW—it erupts from the glass with powerful crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and blackberry pie scents plus intense sparks of dried roses, cigar boxes, fragrant earth and smoked meats with aniseed and crushed rocks wafts. Full-bodied, concentrated and oh-so-decadent in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy texture and lovely freshness carrying the rich, opulent fruit to an epically long finish. It is incredibly tempting to drink now, but I suspect this hedonic experience isn't a scratch on the mind-blowing, otherworldly secrets this time capsule will have to reveal given another 7-10 years in bottle and continuing over the following fifty years++.
99 Wine Spectator
Unbelievably pure, with distilled cassis and plum fruit that cuts a very precise path, while embers of anise, violet and black cherry confiture form a gorgeous backdrop. A bedrock of graphite structure should help this outlive other 2010s. Powerful, sleek and incredibly long. Not perfect, but very close. Best from 2020 through 2050. –JM
19 Rene Gabriel
90.5 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.5 % Merlot, 0.5 % Petit Verdot, 0.5 % Cabernet Franc. 36 % Grand Vin. Sehr dunkles Granat mit violetten und schwarzen Reflexen, dicht in der Mitte. Nobles, dezent kühles und auch reserviertes Cabernetbouquet, Trüffelnoten, Bakelit, schwarze Pflaumen, wirkt erhaben, deutliche, klassische Latour-Aromatik zeigend. Grosser Gaumen, viel Fleisch, verlangende, aber auch durchaus schon angenehme Adstringenz, ein Drittel blaubeerig, zwei Drittel schwarzbeerig, zeigt Muskeln und Kanten und ist seinem 1988 in den Grundsätzen nicht unähnlich, einfach mit mehr Alkohol, Tanninen und Säure. Hier muss man die Kiste 20 Jahre zugenagelt lassen, will man nicht einen grossen Teil dessen, was sich in in ihm verbirgt verpassen. Nach so vielen Jahren von geschliffenen Primeurpräsentationen ist das wieder ein richtig hühnenhafter Latour von altem Schrot und Korn. Wenn ich hier eine mögliche, volle Genussreife kalkuliere, dann muss ich ihn wohl dann im Altersheim trinken.
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Château Latour
Château Latour is in a unique class of its own, producing some of the most powerful, complex and irresistible wines in Bordeaux. For centuries, Latour has been the greatest First Growth in the Médoc, if not in the entire region, producing the world’s most remarkable reds year after year. Considered the oldest wine producing property in Pauillac, with a history dating back to the 14th century, owners have come and gone over the years leading to 1993, when François Pinault, a French billionaire industrialist bought up the château. Since then, while maintaining Latour’s pursuit for excellence, Pinault has made significant changes, including a complete renovation of the winery, vat room, winemaking facilities and storage areas. He has also built a new tasting room, and redesigned the architecture of the main building, Pinault’s strides for modernization continue to accrue. Today, Château Latour’s talented team, motivated by their quest for perfection in both the vineyard and cellar, craft three wines. Preferring to release their wines after they are bottled, Latour was the first Bordeaux château to withdraw from the En Primeur system, starting with the 2012 vintage. One of the three wines in production, Le Pauillac de Château Latour is a worthy third wine. While Les Forts de Latour is a very impressive second wine. Le Grand Vin is at the pinnacle of Latour’s production, as the Grand Vin, it is a regal, concentrated red that is harmoniously balanced by its sophisticated refinement.