2012 Ch Latour 1er Cru Pauillac Ex Château March 2020 - 6x75cl
06B2LATOEX6PK _ 2012 - Ch Latour 1er Cru Pauillac Ex Château March 2020 - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2020 - 2045
  • Case size 6x75cl
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2012 - Ch Latour 1er Cru Pauillac Ex Château March 2020 - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Region Pauillac
  • Drinking 2020 - 2045
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £2,719.24 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £453.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £2,250.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, January 2016

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  • Goedhuis, April 2013

    A very scented wine full of strong dark current fruit characters. This expresses a sweetness and natural ripeness of high class Cabernet Sauvignon (90%) and Merlot (10%) at under 13% alcohol this is a very controlled Ch Latour. A wine of real poise which balances structure and weight with the characteristic lusciousness of the 2012 vintage. The excellent balance and bright freshness make this a wine with both harmony and depth. David Roberts MW.

  • Neal Martin, April 2020, Score: 96

    The 2012 Latour has a potent bouquet of blackberry, graphite and distinctive tertiary notes [instead of more marine scents observed four years earlier]. Initially, the palate is slightly disjointed on the entry and displays a subtle herbal quality, plus hints of pencil shavings. The 2012 demands a few minutes to really coalesce and achieve the precision and pixelation that have been the hallmark of this Grand Vin in its youth. Layers of black fruit coat the mouth, and a bitter edge lends tension, particularly toward the very persistent finish. Though its release implies, and the rhetoric from the château indicates, that it is ready to drink, if you want my advice, cellar the 2012 for another five or six years to witness it in full flight. It has always been a candidate for wine of the vintage... just have a bit of patience.

  • Neal Martin, January 2016, Score: 97

    Tasted blind at the 2012 Southwold tasting, the 2012 Latour put in a deeply impressive showing. It has a precise bouquet: graphite-infused black fruit, hints of iodine and a light marine influence—shucked oyster shell and Japanese nori. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, well-judged acidity, quite sensual and harmonious with seductive purity on the finish. This possesses exquisite precision and detail that evinces a wine of genuine class. Of course, perhaps this tasting note is irrelevant for the moment, at least until the Grand Vin is released onto the market. It will be intriguing to re-taste it when it does see the light of day. Drink 2025-2055.

  • Decanter, February 2020, Score: 97

    This is pure liquorice, graphite and profoundly dark fruits, gourmet brushed damson and crushed stones, with a silky, appealingly open texture. The tannins are as bracing as you hope for from this estate, not giving an inch yet, but there is air between them and the structure is starting to loosen up. Harvest from September 24 to October 16, under rainy conditions after a super hot summer and early September that ensured the grapes stayed in good condition, but turned the concentration from impenetrable to an altogether more approachable style. Drinking Window 2022 - 2050.

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Pauillac

Due south of St Estèphe lies the appellation of Pauillac, the king of Left Bank communes. It is home to three first growths as well as a plethora of other classified growths. Pauillac's renowned well-draining, gravelly soils enable its dominant grape Cabernet Sauvignon to reach fantastic heights of complexity and concentration. As a result, Pauilac's wines tend to be full-bodied with compact tannins and good freshness. Its aromatics are often what one associates with classic Bordeaux: pencil shavings, black currant and occasional mint. Some of the most famous châteaux of the commune are Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande and Lynch Bages.

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