CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1996
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1996
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1996 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1996

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac
95-100 / 100 Rated by 8 experts

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96 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
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99 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee March - 2015
Jeannie Cho Lee
Beautiful nose of violets, sweet cedar and cassis. The evolution is just starting to show now and it is at its optimal drinking window. Gorgeous array of flavors that keeps giving on the palate with a very long length. Simply gorgeous. Will keep for several more decades.
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98 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider January - 2004
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
The best deal on a Latour with age kicks off with cedar, mint, cigar box, spice, currants and graphite. The full-bodied palate is balanced, spicy, vibrant, and multi-layered, with waves of sweet, pure, tobacco/laden currants and spice. The almost seamless finish carries. Decanted for 60 minutes, this is about to go up in score. Drink from 2024-2055.
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97 / 100
Falstaff February - 2019
Falstaff
Strong ruby ??garnet, violet reflections, subtle lightening of the edges. Black berry fruit nuances, some liquorice and precious wood, subtle herbal and ripe cherry notes. Elegant on the palate, shows good spice and fine tannins, pleasant extract sweetness and a persistent tobacco finish, subtle red berry notes in the aftertaste, very good length. A Latour that is getting better and better without having to compete with the complexity of the really great years. Great bottle. Peter Moser
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99 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 2000
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern day clone of the 1966, only riper. This vintage, which is so variable in Pomerol, St.-Emilion, and Graves, was fabulous for the late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon of the northern Medoc because of splendid weather in late September and early October. An opaque purple color is followed by phenomenally sweet, pure aromas of cassis infused with subtle minerals. This massive offering possesses unreal levels of extract, full body, intensely ripe, but abundant tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly a minute. Classic and dense, it displays the potential for 50-75 years of longevity.
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96 / 100
Wine Spectator March - 2007
Wine Spectator
Fabulous aromas of crushed raspberries, plums and blackberries. Mind-blowing nose. Full-bodied, with soft and silky tannins and a long caressing finish. Hard not to drink now, but leave it alone.
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90 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin January - 2009
Jean-Marc Quarin
Double decanted. Evolved color with coffee undertones on the edge. Intense, aromatic, fruity, fresh and sophisticated nose. Very suave, silky, melting mouthfeel. The taste could be riper, but the wine is without harshness and greenness. It ends with a good length and a lot of pleasure.
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18 / 20
Jancis Robinson May - 2018
Jancis Robinson
Beautifully ornate nose with equal parts stalk, leaf, herb and black fruit. Freshly balanced palate with delicacy and refreshment, and surprising elegance for Pauillac from a big vintage. Wonderful complexity on the finish, earthy and open and meaty on the length. 
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Vintage Wine  1996
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Château Château Latour
Château Latour
Château Latour

The Château Latour is a french estate. It is ranked Premier Cru Classé in the Official Classification created in 1855.

There are 2 other Châteaux in the Pauillac appellation which also benefit from the prestigious title of 1er Cru Classé: Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild. 

Created around 1680, Château Latour's vineyard is one of the oldest in the Médoc. At the heart of the estate, the main parcel, called "l'Enclos", is made up of 47 hectares of old vines that are preciously maintained, because only they are able to give birth to the "Grand Vin". The 18 hectares of exterior plots, the vines less than 10 years old and the possibly downgraded cuvées produce the second wine of the estate, "Les Forts de Latour". The wine of Château Latour is an example of regularity regardless of the quality of the vintage. Firm, tannic and concentrated in its youth ...

Latour is the epitome of excellence in good years and bad ones. Among the greatest vintages, the most beautiful achievements of the chateau: 1920, 1929, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2000.

>> Read more on the article "Latour, Premier Cru Classé in 1855"

>> See all the crus classés of Médoc classification

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