2009, Grand Vin de Chateau Latour 1st Growth Premier Grand Cru Classe, Red Bordeaux Blend, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 14% Alc, CT98.6 , JS100 RP100 WE99 WS99
| Article number: | 2009, Grand Vin de Chateau Latour, Red Bordeaux Blend |
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100 Point Robert Parker
A blend of 91.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.7% Merlot with just under 14% natural alcohol, the 2009 Latour is basically a clone of the super 2003, only more structured and potentially more massive and long lived. An elixir of momentous proportions, it boasts a dense purple color as well as an extraordinarily flamboyant bouquet of black fruits, graphite, crushed rocks, subtle oak and a notion of wet steel. It hits the palate with a thundering concoction of thick, juicy blue and black fruits, lead pencil shavings and a chalky minerality. Full-bodied, but very fresh with a finish that lasts over a minute, this is one of the most remarkable young wines I have ever tasted. Will it last one-hundred years? No doubt about it. Can it be drunk in a decade? For sure.