Latour 2012

Latour 2012

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  • Vinous rating 97
  • Jane Anson rating 97
  • Robert Parker rating 96
  • The Wine Independent rating 96
  • Jancis Robinson rating 18
Latour 2012
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HED58289

75 cl

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£555.00
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Château Latour 2012 is a Left Bank Bordeaux from a prestigious Pauillac First Growth. This blend comprises 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. The wine presents a deep garnet hue and reveals an evolving bouquet of dark fruits, notably blackcurrants and cherries, alongside graphite and subtle earthiness. On the palate, it exhibits a structured mouthfeel with pronounced tannins and notable acidity. The finish is marked by a blend of spice and mineral notes.
97 Vinous
The 2012 Latour…wine of the vintage? It has to be a serious contender. In this blind taste-off between the five First Growths, its quality shines through. With exceptional delineation on the nose, it just oozes class with precise black fruit, crushed stone, mint and light sous-bois. The palate is perfectly balanced with a fine line of acidity, as precise as a Swiss watch, gently building to a finish that delivers the structure one expects from a Latour. Sheer class. Tasted blind in Bordeaux. Neal Martin26th January 2023
97 Jane Anson
Re-release of the 2012 vintage, the first one that came off the Place de Bordeaux, and it is moving into its drinking window at 14 years old, although as ever with Latour there is no rush to drink this, and the wine seems in a similar place to my last tasting in 2022. Plenty of Pauillac typicity in terms of blackcurrant and bilberry fruit shot through with mint leaf and cedar, given depth and character with fennel, liquorice, crayon, crushed rocks, graphite. Muscular tannins but with enough light in between to make this a relatively early-drinking Latour. Harvest September 24 to October 16.Jane Anson27th August 2025
96 The Wine Independent
The 2012 Latour is medium to deep garnet colored. It is a little sluggish to begin, delivering oaky notes over a core of creme de cassis, baked plums, and new leather, plus hints of cast-iron pan and cigar box. Medium-bodied, the palate has a solid structure of firm, grainy tannins with seamless freshness and taut, muscular fruit, finishing long and earthy.Lisa Perrotti-Brown16th February 2023
18 Jancis Robinson
Looks a little less blue than Les Forts. Scented and lovely on the nose. Playing the playful card. Dense and rich. Vibrant. Not made to show well at this stage – which may be a good thing. A little tiny bit of green but very fine and confident. Just rather hidden and restrained. Not the butch style of some years. A little short. (JR)

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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.

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