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Château Latour

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Situated on the border of Pauillac and Saint-Julien, the tower of Saint Maubert stands, unwavering, for over 600 years. Château Latour is located approximately 50 km northwest of Bordeaux. The heart of its terroir overlooks the Gironde Estuary. This privileged location, 300 meters from the estuary, moderates extreme weather conditions, particularly frosts at the beginning of the vegetation cycle.

Château Latour is one of the top five first growth estates. The signature of these wines is undoubtedly their richness. A very authentic expression of cabernet sauvignon that results in full-bodied and highly tannic wines. Quite reserved in its youth, the wines of Château Latour open up slowly, but surely. Its unparalleled endurance allows the great vintages to evolve for a very long time, ending with very complex aromatic spectrums: fresh hazelnut, leather, blackcurrant, graphite. The quintessential wine for aging...

History of the Château

Château Latour owes its name to the tower of Saint Maubert, built by the English to protect the estuary during the Hundred Years' War. The estate only later turned to viticulture when the de Ségur family acquired it in 1695. Nicknamed "the Prince of the Vines", Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur, who also owned Mouton and Lafite, aimed to meet the demand of high English society. The Marquis improved his wine to such an extent that its price was multiplied by five during the 17th century.

The descendants of the de Ségurs retained the majority of the property's shares and established the first agricultural civil society in 1842. The estate changed hands in 1962 when an English company, Pearson, bought the majority of the shares. Another British company, Allied Lyons, took control in 1989 until Château Latour finally returned to a French owner in 1993, businessman François Pinault.

The great success of the estate is due to the location of its vineyards, 47 hectares of continuous land called "l'enclos", located between Léoville Las Cases and Pichon Longueville. Resting on a mound of Garonne gravels very close to the Gironde, this very well-drained soil is very deep and warm, the ideal location to produce the world's best cabernet sauvignon.

<b>Today</b>

Under the impetus of François Pinault, Château Latour embarked on major works: new cellars, tasting room, new architectural line for the main building. The works were completed in 2003 and a new technical team was put in place under the direction of Frédéric Engerer, manager since 1998. Today, Château Latour is a team of 70 people, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Constantly in search of harmony and precision, Château Latour experiments with new methods such as biodynamics.