CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961
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1961

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1961

Wine 1961 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

1961 was undeniably an exceptional year in Bordeaux. Château Latour confirms this success with its great wine. With its very marked taste, Latour 1961 is structured and fleshy. Very similar to the 1945 vintage with its notes of blackberries and mint, the 1961 Latour has reached its peak but can still improve over the decades.

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Info : Recorked and relabeled by the château in 1994 under number 242, capsule cut for expertise, vintage on the cork

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Wine Spectator August - 2000
Wine Spectator
A blockbuster. Amazingly youthful, yet complex and complete on the palate. Aromas of mint, berries,currant and minerals follow through to a thick and caressing, full-bodied palate. Superlong and superripe. Got to love this. Will it age forever?
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98 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
97 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 2011
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 Tasted blind at the chateau, it is always a privilege to taste a legend with perfect provenance, although I could not bring myself to describe it as a perfect wine. But is does possess and ethereal bouquet that has laser-like focus: notes of pencil lead, mint, blackberry and limestone. Intriguingly there is a touch of menthol that emerges with aeration, which reminded me of the ’45. The palate has an otherworldly intensity to it with vibrant black fruit, an arching framework of tannins, brilliant minerality and sense of precision on the finish that is captivating. It has become more elegant in recent years, perhaps three-quarters of the way through its drinking plateau. But few wines have a drinking plateau as long as this one. Tasted June 2011.
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100 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider April - 2022
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
That's not a wine, that's 1961 Latour, which means this is in a class all by itself. The wine is incredibly powerful, dense, and intense. There is so much concentration here, your palate is coated with its layers of rocks, stones, gravel, spice, earth, and chewy, red fruits. There is a refined quality to the waves of black and red currants that you cannot find in other wines. The finish starts strong and amazingly, it builds, expands and adds complexities as it lingers, long after the wine has left the glass.
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Falstaff February - 2019
Falstaff
Strong carmine garnet, subtle ochre reflections, broad rim lightening. Sweet cherry fruit, fine herbal spice, tobacco nuances, underlaid with black berries. Juicy, fine extract sweetness, elegant, ripe tannins, good acid structure, mineral, taut, appears very youthful, black cherries and fine cassis on the finish, has further aging potential. A majestic, perfectly matured wine. Peter Moser
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Vintage Wine  1961
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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