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★ Vinous 96 • Wine Advocate 96

LATOUR 2002

1er Grand cru classé Pauillac Bordeaux Red

€425,00 / 75cl inc. VAT

Latour 2002 displays a tempered elegance, where ripe fruit blends into notes of blond tobacco and sandalwood. The palate, with beautiful structure, reveals a melted texture and a straight finish that testify to its maturity. This Pauillac offers remarkable balance, promising beautiful evolution.

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Producer:Chateau Latour
Appellation: Pauillac
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Alcohol: 13.0
Color: Red
Condition: Perfect

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Vinous Tasting Note

(74% cabernet sauvignon and 25% merlot, with smidgeons of cabernet franc and petit verdot) Full saturated medium ruby. Reticent, slightly medicinal aromas of cassis and bitter chocolate. Big and broad in the mouth; not yet filled in but already displays impressive dimension and class. Slightly cool, very fresh mineral and floral flavors offer enticing inner-mouth perfume. A bit youthfully disjointed and austere today, with the firm acids and salty, gripping tannins not yet completely integrated, but the strength of the wine's raw materials is clear to see. ("The length has not yet been constructed," says Engerer, adding that this wine is an unusually high 13% alcohol. "Moving from the 2000 to this wine is like going from a very ripe Grands-Echezeaux to a wine from one of Gevrey-Chambertin's colder sites, like Latricieres-Chambertin," added Engerer, who has a passion for Burgundy.)

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About the Producer

About the Producer

Château Latour, Premier Cru Classé of Pauillac, is much more than a name: it is an emblem of the Médoc. Its history is written in the stones of its tower, a remnant of an era when it guided ships along the Gironde. Long owned by the de Ségur family, including the famous "Prince of Vines," the estate has traversed the centuries while maintaining its prestige. Today, under the impetus of François Pinault and his passionate teams, Château Latour continues to write the history of the great wines of Bordeaux. Its 47-hectare vineyard, located in the heart of the "Enclos," produces wines of rare depth and complexity. The powerful tannic structure, the signature of this grand cru, gives it a remarkable capacity for aging. One finds in Latour wines aromas of blackcurrant, leather, and hazelnut—testaments to a unique terroir. In addition to its illustrious Premier Grand Cru Classé, the estate also offers Les Forts de Latour, a second wine of great elegance, as well as Le Pauillac de Latour, a more accessible expression of the Latour style. The estate works notably with appellations such as Premiers Crus, which consistently extend its signature.

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