Product description
Château Latour is a 1er Grand Cru Classé sourced exclusively from old vines (60 years old average). The best plot, Enclos, is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (which accounts for 90% of the blend). Here the grape can achieve optimal expression in terms of colour, richness and freshness.
The grand vin is characterised by its depth, complexity, elegance and concentration. Full-bodied with a silky texture and a long finish, Château Latour can develop for several decades with ease.
Awards
A terrific wine for the vintage, Latour's 1993 reveals an opaque purple color, a backward, cedar, black walnut, cassis, and earth-scented nose, medium to full body, gorgeously rich, concentrated fruit, moderately high tannin (but no astringency), and a sweet, long, powerful finish. The wine does not possess any of the vegetal, green pepper characteristics of the vintage, nor any hint of hollowness or harshness. This wine may prove to merit an even higher rating. Is this vintage the modern day clone of the 1967 and 1971?
- 90 pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate