CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948
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1948

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1948

Wine 1948 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

1948 was a good year at Château Latour. Despite difficult weather conditions, the wines are of good quality. Château Latour 1948 has a powerful nose of blackcurrant and dried fruit. Rich and dense, the finish is however full of sweetness.

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90-94 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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95 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider May - 2014
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Served double blind, this stunner was soft, supple, round and packed with spicy cassis, opulent sweet cherries, tobacco, truffle and cigar box. Brick red in color, the finish was long, clean and impressive.
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94 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
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.
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3 / 5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
Information on the vintage 1948 red Bordeaux : A good enough vintage though largely ignored by the trade as it sat so uncomfortably between the great 1947 and 1949 vintages. Some of the wines had an agressive masculinity and lacked charm, others had a more dextrous fragrance.
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Vintage Wine  1948
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Latour
Château Latour
Château Latour

Château Latour is one of the most emblematic estates of the Pauillac appellation and a founding reference in Bordeaux wine history. Its name appears as early as the 14th century, linked to the presence of a watchtower on the Gironde estuary, whose proximity still profoundly marks the vineyard's identity. From the 18th century onwards, Château Latour wines have been recognized for their consistency and aging potential, establishing themselves among the greatest wines of the Médoc.

Classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé during the official 1855 classification, Château Latour occupies a central place at the top of the Bordeaux hierarchy. The estate is based on a particularly homogeneous terroir of deep gravels, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, which gives the wines a powerful structure, remarkable depth and great regularity of expression.

The signature of Château Latour is distinguished by a dense tannic architecture and demanding construction, favoring precision and longevity rather than immediate seduction. Iconic vintages such as Château Latour 1945, Château Latour 1961, Château Latour 1990, Château Latour 1996, Château Latour 2000 or Château Latour 2009 illustrate the estate's capacity to consistently express the excellence of the Pauillac terroir and the singularity of its style.

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