CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1970
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1970
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1970

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1970

Wine 1970 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

1970 is unquestionably a great vintage of Château Latour. A mild winter and spring, followed by a hot summer with the ripening of the berries from July 25, and a wet month of August produced very ripe, good quality grapes. Very powerful, the wine develops an exceptional nose of dark chocolate and spices. Very marked tannins on the palate and a fresh finish come to close this unique tasting. Château Latour 1970 is a great classic.

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98 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 1996
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
One of the top two or three wines of the vintage (Petrus and Trotanoy are noteworthy rivals), this young, magnificent Latour is still 5-10 years away from full maturity. The opaque garnet color is followed by a huge, emerging nose of black fruits, truffles, walnuts, and subtle tobacco/Graves-like scents. Full-bodied, fabulously concentrated and intense, with a sweet inner-core of fruit (a rarity in most 1970 Medocs), and high but well-integrated tannin, this enormously endowed, massive Latour should hit its prime by the end of the century and last for 2-3 decades thereafter. This is will be the longest-lived and potentially most classic wine of the vintage. Cream always comes to the top.
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19.5/20
Jancis Robinson March - 2011
Jancis Robinson
Very deep crimson. A very big-boned wine of great density. Some very strong menthol character with a touch of liquorice too and pretty dry on the finish. This seems to have taken on flesh since its rather austere youth and was even rather charming - in a distinctly 'masculine' way. No hurry to drink this.
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96 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu
Franck Dubourdieu
(9-2007)
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91 / 100
Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator
(8-2000) Elegant and gorgeous... Ruby red color with an amber edge. Lovely aromas of plum, berry and mint. Full-bodied, with currant, dried herb character.
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5 / 5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
(5-1999) An immensely impressive wine... Mouthfilling, concentrated, still very tannic.
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Vintage Wine  1970
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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