ChateauLatour2004

<p>Chateau Latour, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2004Grapes: A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, gravel soil, 60 year old vines, aged in French oak barrels (100% new)Chateau Tasting Note:The 2004 vintage saw the return of a very classic wine with a powerful, fresh, lively style, and a solid, precise structure. Very concentrated fruit is supported by an imposing structure, and already showing great purity and a rare level of energy. The finish is long and very silky, supported by very well-integrated tannins.Critic’s Tasting Notes:”What a brilliant wine conjured by the team in 2004! Cropped at 52hl/ha, it retains that pure nose of blackberry, cedar, a hint of liquorices this time, then that note of damson, but it certainly appears to be opening up since I tasted it last year. Wonderful definition. The palate is full-bodied with rounded tannins, notes of blackberry, bilberry and blueberry, breeding and style in abundance here, leading to a warm, velvety, sappy finish that lacquers the palate. Wine of the vintage?” Drink 2015-203595/100 points, Neal Martin, Wine Journal, November 2009″Surprisingly woodsy, with truffle, cassis, earth, tobacco, cedar chest and blackberry in the developed nose. There is a nice softness to the tannins and fruit. Not yet fully mature, but quite developed for a vintage of Latour at 10 years of age, the wine offers pleasure, refined textures, balance and sweet berries in the finish. Drink now, or wait 5 years for more complexity.”94/100 points, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, January 2015This is part of a private customer’s collection. These wines are in excellent condition.We are acting as an agent in the sale and the price is exclusive of V.A.T. which is not due. Our multibuy discounts do not apply.Chateau Latour, Pauillac, 2004</p>