Latour 2015

The wine in this vintage

A warm, sunny vintage, 2015 in Bordeaux produced rich, ripe, highly pleasurable wines, with excellent quality especially on the Right Bank and more mixed results in the Médoc, where some late-summer rain complicated the harvest. The 2015 Château Latour ranks among Pauillac's most solid successes: cassis, blackberry, black cherry, graphite, cedar and spice, a broad, velvety palate, dense but ripe tannins and a long finish. Wine Enthusiast awarded it 98 points and Wine Spectator 97. Already expressive, it can be opened with satisfaction but will continue to evolve for many years.

The producer · Château Latour

Château Latour is one of the five Médoc First Growths, enshrined by the 1855 classification and for centuries a byword for greatness in Pauillac. Its name recalls the tower that once guarded the Gironde estuary, close to which lies the Enclos, the historic heart of the property: a vineyard on deep gravels that provide drainage and warmth, ideal for Cabernet Sauvignon. Since 1993 the estate has belonged to François Pinault and, under Frédéric Engerer's direction, has enjoyed an era of unprecedented investment and rigour, including conversion to organic farming. In 2012 Latour made a historic decision to leave the en primeur system: wines are released only when the estate judges them ready. The style is unmistakable: power, density and noble tannins, with remarkable consistency even in difficult years. The Grand Vin, alongside Les Forts de Latour and the Pauillac, is among the longest-lived reds in the world, able to evolve for half a century.

Critics' scores

• 98 Wine Enthusiast
• 97 Wine Spectator
• 96 Robert Parker
• 96 Antonio Galloni
• 18/20 Jancis Robinson

Technical details

Producer

Château Latour

Region

Bordeaux

Country

Francia

Type

Rosso

Vintage

2015

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Critics' average

96.8/100

Sizes

75 cl, Magnum 150 cl, Case of 6 × 75 cl

eWibe code

0250115