Chateau Latour embodies power, structure, and regal depth. In its youth Latour is dense and brooding – a full-bodied, firmly tannic claret brimming with blackcurrant, graphite, and cigar-box notes. With age, it unveils a more refined side: the pure cassis fruit gains velvet and truffle nuances as the formidable tannins soften.

Latour is concentrated and aristocratic, often described as a “fist in a velvet glove,” combining massive structure with beautiful purity and length. It demands patience, but a mature Latour rewards with layers of cassis, earth, spice, and tobacco in an exceptionally long, powerful finish