Latour 2002
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Latour 2002
HED0503
75 cl
12.5%
£606.00
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Latour 2002 is a red Bordeaux blend from the Pauillac appellation. This First Growth estate is situated on deep gravel soils that provide excellent drainage and structural power to the Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2002 vintage produced a classical, structured wine that reflects the power and precision of the Latour estate. The wine exhibits a firm and enduring tannic framework and a persistent finish of cedar, tobacco, graphite and blackcurrant. It represents a sophisticated experience that focuses on the balance developed through years of careful bottle ageing. It is a refined Bordeaux with excellent structural integrity.
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The 2002 Latour is more backward on the nose, quite floral with rose petal scents infusing the red and black fruit, a marine element that emerges with time in the glass. I could not find any of the Christmas cake aromas that I observed on previous bottles. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, grippy in the mouth with a dense and sapid finish. Given the vintage, this is a magnificent wine, probably the finest on the Left Bank, though clearly from large formats such as this it requires more time. Tasted blind from double magnum at 20-year retrospective at the château.Neal Martin27th September 2022
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Situated on the Bordeaux's Left Bank in the appellation of Pauillac, this superb First Growth is produced from the estate's 92ha of vines, spread across 138 plots, (47 hectares of which are located in renowned 'L'Enclos'). The clay and gravel soils give superbly concentrated, textural Cabernet Sauvignon dominant reds, with Merlot and smaller percentages of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc making up the blend.
The estate also produces two further celebrated reds, Les Forts de Latour and Pauillac de Latour. Certified organic since 2018, biodynamic techniques are also used in the vineyard.
