1966 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1966

Pauillac

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé

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95-100 / 100

Excellent

1966 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1966

Pauillac

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

739,00 € tax incl. 615,83 € tax excl.

Level Mid-shoulder

Stock : 0 bottle

498,00 € tax incl. 415,00 € tax excl.

Level Low-shoulder

Cap Damaged

Stock : 0 bottle

410,00 € tax incl. 341,67 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

96 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

96 (6-2000)
The wine of the vintage, the 1966 Latour is a classic, old style Bordeaux that has required decades to become drinkable. A dark, opaque garnet color is followed by a fabulous nose of cedar, sweet leather, black fruits, prunes, and roasted walnuts, refreshing underlying acidity, sweet but noticeable tannin, and a spicy finish. This powerful, vigorous, immensely impressive, concentrated Latour has reached its plateau of maturity, where it will remain for another 10-20 years.

95 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(9-2007)

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1966
Rating	95-100
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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