1948 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948

Pauillac

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé

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90-94 / 100

Very good

1948 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948

Pauillac

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé

Level Mid-shoulder

Stock : 0 bottle

1 690,00 € tax incl. 1 408,33 € tax excl.

Condition Good

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1 475,00 € tax incl. 1 229,17 € tax excl.

Label Fairly damaged

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1 438,00 € tax incl. 1 198,33 € tax excl.

Label Highly damaged

Info Vintage difficult to read but legible

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1 320,00 € tax incl. 1 100,00 € tax excl.

Level Top-shoulder ( - )

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1 195,00 € tax incl. 995,83 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

3 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(03-1989)

85 / 100

Wine Spectator

(12-1997) Assertive, but less harmonious than nearby vintages, this firm, medium-bodied wine offers earth, iodine and cherry flavors. Eccentric but interesting.

94 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(1994) The 1948 boasts a forceful, exotic nose of mint, cassis, walnuts and leather that jumps from the glass. The wine exhibits impressive richness, density, and body, as well as a long, soft finish. Fully mature, it is capable of lasting another 15-25 years. Two other bottles revealed a more inky color and greater flavor depth and richness.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1948
Rating	90-94
Classification	Médoc - 1er Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Pauillac
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	More than 300 €
Château	Latour
Country	France

Château informations

Latour

Château Latour 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.

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.

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 ...

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