2006, Grand Vin de Chateau Latour 1st Growth Premier Grand Cru Classe, Red Bordeaux Blend, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France,14% Alc, CT94.8 D97 RP95 WE96 WS95
| Article number: | 2006, Grand Vin de Chateau Latour, Red Bordeaux Blend |
| Availability: | In stock |
This is a Chateau Re-Release - March 2018
WINERY NOTES:
Despite the heavy rain in September, the wines were very richly coloured and classy, showing great power and a beautiful liveliness, with a pronounced expression of Cabernet. The fruit is less exuberant, but the "Latour" character is very present. A wine that will benefit from very long ageing and that will require a long time in the bottle before showing a more integrated structure.
97 Points Decanter
Powerful, concentrated and seriously young tannins are closed tight around the pure, intense, dark, sweet fruits, followed by a deep undertow of liquorice, cloves and graphite. Extraordinary balance, polish and control. Textbook Pauillac.
96 Points Wine Enthusiast
Latour has always had the reputation of producing great wines in the less great vintages. The 2006 is a case in point. It brings structure and ripeness into a form that is almost ethereal. That elegance doesn’t take away from the powerful fruit. The fruit in fact melds into the structure with ease. And, as a reminder this is a 2006, the density gives way to freshness on the finish.