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Pauillac de Latour
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2023
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Blackberries, currants, licorice, and flowers are on display in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is fresh, supple, creamy, and offers its charming, creme de cassis filled core with ease. The wine was produced from a blend of 61.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34.1% Merlot, and 4.7% Petit Verdot.13.5% Abv. Drink 2028-2040. 92-94 Pts. 2,021 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
2022
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Blackberries, black currants, and tobacco leaf show in the nose. On the palate, the wine is loaded with sweet and spicy spicy cassis with ample lift and freshness. There is tension and finesse with chewy fruits in the mid-palate and in the finish. You can think of this as a baby Latour. The wine was produced from a blend of 48.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46.2% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot.14.9% Abv, 3.7 pH. Drink 2027-2040. 92-94 Pts. 3,948 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Fresh bright, red currants and spice with a savory touch come through easily on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied, the wine exchanges concentration for drinkability. You can enjoy this today and over the next 12-15 years. The wine is a blend of 60.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 11.1% Petit Verdot, 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2025-2037. 1,542 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024Fresh, bright, crisp, sweet and tart, the wine is lively, vibrant and loaded with crunchy black raspberries and red currants from start to finish. The wine is a blend of 60.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 11.1 Petit Verdot, 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2024-2037. 89-91 2,294 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2020
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Deep, fresh, and loaded with currants, orange rind, cocoa, smoke, and blackberries, with tension, chalky tannins, and red currants in the finish. If you enjoy your Pauillac on the young side, this has just entered the start of its drinking window. Drink from 2024-2037. 1,774 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023 |
2019
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Blackberries, truffle, cigar box, cedar, and leafy herbs form the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, fresh, vibrant, edgy, and loaded with chalky tannins, and cassis. This is ready and delicious now, plus, it is going to continue improving from here. The wine blends 55.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.8% Merlot, and 5.4% Petit Verdot, 14.8% ABV. Drink from 2025-2040. 2,311 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024Cigar box, cherry blossoms, and black with red, earthy currants are quick to find. Medium-bodied, with a plushness and polish to the tannins, and fresh red fruits that provide richness and length on the palate with ample bright, red fruits in the finish. The wine blends 55.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.8% Merlot and 5.4% Petit Verdot, 14.8% ABV. Drink from 2025-2040. 2,592 Views Tasted Jul 8, 2022 |
2018
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Dark, deep, rich, earthy, chocolatey, tobacco-stained black currants that caress your palate with a serious depth of flavor, density, richness, and density. This has just entered the start of its drinking window. Drink from 2023-2035. 3,124 Views Tasted Sep 1, 2023Dark in color, it takes no effort to find the cassis, black raspberry, spice, tobacco and earthy notes. In the mouth, you'll find soft but stern, fine tannins, clean, sweet, ripe fruits and polish in the finish. The wine was produced from blending 56.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30.8% Merlot, 12.3% Petit Verdot. 91-93 Pts 4,671 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2017
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Without much effort, you find its core of spicy currants. On the palate. the wine is fresh, bright, and crisp, with a peppery, crunchy, cassis-filled finish with touches of orange rind and spicy chocolate. You can start to enjoy this now. Drink from 2023-2037. 3,025 Views Tasted Jul 8, 2022Kicking it off with a mix of cassis and lead pencil, this Medium/full-bodied wine is forward and fruity with freshness, lift and soft textures in a red berry finish. You can think of this as a baby Latour. The wine was produced from a blend of 52.9% Cabe 3,974 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
The spicy nose, with its peppery red fruits, cedar chest, tobacco leaf and cassis is just great. Medium-bodied, fresh, with a touch of austerity on the red-fruited palate, the finish pops with sweet, vibrant, juicy, earthy red fruits with a touch of smoked herbs and stones in the end note. You can start drinking this now as it is already showing well. 5,422 Views Tasted Mar 18, 2021Vibrant, fresh, lively and loaded with chewy cassis, the tannins are round, the fruit offers sweet, bright red berry notes and the finish combines the hint of austerity you look for in Pauillac, coupled with length and freshness. The wine was made from blending 54.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.9% Merlot and 6.5 Petit Verdot, this wine represent 26.5% of the production. 3,683 Views Tasted Sep 26, 2019Fresh, sweet blackberry and cassis are right out in front. The wine is juicy, fresh, forward and silky. There are ripe tannins, well-designed textures and more fruit than usual for the estate. This should be released in five years for pleasurable drinking. Produced from a blend of 54.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.9% Merlot and 6.5 Petit Verdot, this wine represents 26.5% of the production. 5,327 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Medium bodied, soft, juicy and sweet, with a real Pauillac character, you can take this home and drink it now, for its soft, sweet, cassis, cocoa, cherry and tobacco character. 5,545 Views Tasted May 21, 2018A medium-bodied, finesse-style wine offering sweet cassis and cherries in a soft, forward fashion for an early charm. Produced from a blend of 54.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41.7% Merlot, and .03% Cabernet Franc, this wine represents 30% of the production. 89 - 91 Pts 5,414 Views Tasted Apr 18, 2016 |
2014
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Medium/full bodied, focused, refined and needing just a few more years , the cassis is sweet, the texture is polished and the fruit is stained with tobacco leaf. This will be ready to drink in just a few short years. 3,046 Views Tasted Jun 24, 2017Produced from a blend of 42.3% Merlot, and 50.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine easily and gracefully offers dark, chocolate covered berries and soft, fleshy, ripe fruit and freshness in the finish. 88-90 Pts 3,346 Views Tasted Apr 14, 2015 |
2013
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Cassis, cherry and earthy aromas lead to a supple ruby-colored wine with cherry, olive and herbs. 85-86 Pts 4,353 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2014 |
2012
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Quite a strong showing for this wine. Medium/full bodied, and ready to drink, the wine is refined, juicy, elegant, classic and reserved. Yet, the blend of tobacco, cedar and cassis is everything you look for in Pauillac. There is fruit, freshness, and character. You can think of this as a Freshman Latour which drinks well early in life. 3,274 Views Tasted Jun 24, 2017Medium/full bodied, and ready to drink, the wine is refined, juicy, elegant, classic and reserved. Yet, the blend of tobacco, cedar and cassis is everything you look for in Pauillac. There is fruit, freshness, and character. You can think of this as a Freshman Latour. 3,728 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2017Fresh, sweet, cassis and cocoa in the nose, the wine is medium bodied with a soft plum and spicy black cherry finish that can be enjoyed young. 3,659 Views Tasted May 15, 2015From a Merlot-dominated blend, the wine offers cassis, black raspberry jam and earthy scents. This is a medium-bodied, delicate and soft Pauillac with a gentle red berry finish. Enjoy this fresh Pauillac on the young side. 87-89 Pts 3,251 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2013 |
2011
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Produced from 62.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37.5% Merlot, this wine represents 23% of the production. The third wine of Latour is deep ruby in color with cedar, earth and cassis on the nose. Fresh, spicy cassis and cherry in the finish. 87 - 89 Pts 5,573 Views Tasted Apr 10, 2012 |
2010
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
This is drinking great today. The cassis, blackberry and tobacco charm are out in full force. This has the refinement and character equal to many 5th Growth wines, which is really saying a lot, considering this is a third wine! 6,114 Views Tasted Jul 16, 2016This has to be the greatest third wine of all time, from any estate! It's soft, ripe, round and stuffed with fresh fruits, spice and earthy characteristics. It's already drinkable too. 7,164 Views Tasted May 8, 2013With spicy blackberry scents and soft, round textures, the wine ends with a light chocolate covered blackberry finish. 90-92 Pts 6,549 Views Tasted Jul 20, 2012Pauillac de Latour - Produced from 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44.5 Merlot and a dollop of Cabernet Franc, this is an uncommonly rich third wine with cassis, tobacco, coca and dark cherry sensations. 89-91 Pts 6,559 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2011 |
2009
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Forest floor, cedar and cassis in the nose opened to a soft wine with ripe, tannins and a true Pauillac character. The wine finishes with pure blackberry essence. For a third wine, this is quite an achievement. 5,172 Views Tasted May 3, 2012 |
2008
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Fully mature, the truffle, and tobacco notes come through loud and clear. Medium bodied, still holding on to its red fruit core, this will be best over the next few years. 4,835 Views Tasted Sep 18, 2018 |