Château Latour 2017, Pauillac

IN BOND

NEW - LAST FEW CASES

Appellation - Pauillac

Owner - Francois Pinault

TASTING NOTES
"Ripe and very powerful aromas of black licorice, currants and violets. Full-bodied, dense and flavorful with lots of very new, flashy wood. Sexy and gorgeous. Round and polished tannins. Superb wine for the vintage. Try after 2028."
99/100
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, January 2020

"A blend of 92.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.8% Merlot, and 0.1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Latour is deep garnet in color. It needs just a bit of convincing to get it to reveal gorgeous notes of warm cassis, black raspberries, and juicy black plums, plus wafts of violets, licorice, and cumin seed with a hint of cedar chest. The medium-bodied palate expands as the nuanced mineral, black fruit, and earthy layers unfurl, beautifully framed by ever-so-plush tannins and amazing tension, finishing long and perfumed. This is such a gorgeous Latour!"
98/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, December 2022

Tasted with Hélène Genin, technical director at Latour. This is a very focussed and intense wine without the power and muscle so often associated with this label, but with so much direction and concentration it makes up for it. It is not heavy at all, but it is very fresh and exciting. There are vines in here from between 1900 and 1930 and also newer plantings which grow slowly in competition with older plants surrounding them and this brings fabulous complexity to the finished wine. It is a Cabernet vintage and this is an extraordinary Cabernet-dominant wine.
19+/20
Matthew Jukes, Matthew Jukes' Blog, April 2018