Traditioneel haalt Ch Latour Premier Grand Cru Classé in september een kleine hoeveelheid (waarschijnlijk de laatste) flessen uit hun kelders, die drinkklaar zijn, om aan te bieden op de markt. De wijn haalde zowat bij iedere criticus de perfecte score. Wie nu intekent, krijgt de flessen in december dit jaar.
Notes : 100 pts Robert Parker / 100 pts James Suckling / 100 pts Jeff Leve / 100 pts Lisa Perrotti / 100 pts Jane Anson / 100 pts Jeb Dunnuck / 100 pts Wine Advocate / 100 pts Falstaff / 20 René Gabriel / 20 RVF
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Latour is unashamedly youthful with bold blackcurrants, black cherries and warm plums notes plus nuances of cedar chest, aniseed, beef drippings, truffles and tapenade with a waft of tilled black soil. Full, concentrated and powerful in the mouth, it has a rock-solid frame of super ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and wonderfully minerally. Just a baby—this needs time! -
A breathtaking combination of dried flowers and minerals, with dark fruits such as currants and blackberries. Full-bodied, with fabulous fruit concentration, yet its compacted. Velvety tannins. So much fruit and beauty. It's the quality of the tannins that are magic. It is the famous 1959 all over again. Amazing. Try in 2022.