CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978
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1978

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1978

Wine 1978 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

The 1978 vintage is considered a very qualitative vintage in Bordeaux. Château Latour had a mild winter and slow flowering during the spring. Despite the drought in September which delayed the harvest in October, the wines are very satisfactory. During the tastings, the excellence of Château Latour 1978 is confirmed. A wine that is both powerful and very aromatic with its notes of truffles. A great vintage from Château Latour, often in the shadow of the great 80s.

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95 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin February - 2003
Jean-Marc Quarin
Dark red. Good intensity. Slight evolution. Nose. Clean. Medium intensity. Fruity. Fine. Ripe. Cedar. Complex. Creamy. Swirling. Even better. Very complex. Ripe and fresh. Ink. Soft attack, developing on a juicy and rich body, very aromatic and very flavorful. Very slow tannic evolution on a complex, slightly smoky taste. Beautiful aromatic finish. And even if the intensity of the body drops a little at the finish, the tannin grain remains exemplary, without harshness, and accompanied by beautiful aromas.
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92 / 100
Wine Spectator August - 2000
Wine Spectator
Better than I anticipated. A sleek and racy wine.Ruby-amber color. Aromas of cedar, cigar box,tobacco, mint and mushrooms, with hints of redfruits, follow though to a medium body with finetannins and a long, silky finish. Excellent now,but a little more bottle age would only improveit.--Latour vertical. Best after 2005. (JS)
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91 / 100
Cellar Tracker July - 2024
Cellar Tracker
Despite the ratty appearance of the bottle, the cork was in good order and easily extracted with a Durand. Decanted off a medium amount of sediment and served immediately. The wine had a deep garnet colour, great limpidity and little change towards the rim. The nose had cassis, cedar and something green. The finish was med+ or long-, it was very well balanced. Lacking in some intensity compared to Latour from some other years.
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90 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 2000
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Medium garnet-colored with moderate amber at the edge, the 1978 Latour offers a spicy, saddle leather, tobacco, dried herb, earthy nose with sweet fruit trying to poke through. Interestingly, new oak also makes an appearance in the flavors. Medium-bodied, elegant, and fragrant, but possibly beginning to dry out, this fully mature wine requires consumption over the next decade. Anticipated maturity: now-2010.
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90 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider November - 2012
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
This is an old school style of Bordeaux which is more interesting on the nose than the palate with its tobacco, cedar, lead pencil, cassis, cranberry, olive and wet earthy nose. It’s a little dry in the mouth, the tannins have a rustic quality. The wine feels firm on the palate in the slightly tart finish.
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90 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2004
Tom Cannavan
Dark intense colour. A dense, black olive-tinged nose. Distinct minerally, iron note on a the palate. Burnt toast/cassis notes. Very tannic. Very masculine Latour. Possibly will dry out before it ever matures.
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18.5/20
Jancis Robinson December - 2016
Jancis Robinson
Mid blackish ruby with a broad pale rim. Serious stuff on the nose! Wonderfully complex with mineral layers and some dried herbs. Still very vigorous. Beautiful balance and intensity. Tasted after two younger top Margauxs, this really shows the staying power of Pauillac in general and Latour in particular. Lightly gritty (I think I got the dregs) and very definitely dry. Still a little, but not excessive, tannin on the end. Long and sore throat-soothing.
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Vintage Wine  1978
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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