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CHATEAU LATOUR, 2011

PAUILLAC

“This has a gorgeous core of steeped plum, boysenberry and black currant coulis flavors, backed by a prominent graphite note that drives through the lengthy finish, where extra hints of anise and sweet tobacco flitter in the background. Regal.” - Wine Spectator 96/100

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION

1er Grand cru classé 

GRAPE VARIETIES

84.5% of cabernet sauvignon, 15% of merlot, 0.5% of petit verdot

AROMAS

Plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, graphite, aniseed, sweet tobacco

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

Duck breast fillet on toasts, wild duck bigarade

WINEMAKING

A plot by plot and extractive winemaking made in stainless steel vats. Wine ageing in 100% new oak barrels.

BOTTLE SIZE

75 CL

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Regular price 912,00 € T.T.C.
Regular price Sale price 912,00 € T.T.C.
Tax included.

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Vineyard Detail

AGRICULTURE

Organic

GRAPE VARIETIES

75% of cabernet sauvignon, 23% of merlot, 1.5% of cabernet franc, 0.5% of petit verdot

VINEYARD SURFACE AREA

95 hectares

ANNUAL PRODUCTION

300,000 bottles

HARVEST

Manual

SOIL

Gravel hilltops on a deep clayey subsoil, at the edge of the Gironde estuary

History and anecdotes

The Château Latour history, classified as Premier Grand Cru in the 1855 classification, started in the 14th century when they built a fortified tower during the One Hundred Years War. Until the end of the 16th century, Latour was a co-lordship whose co-owners received rent from farmers who cultivated lands, some of which were already dedicated to the culture of the vines. Then, in the 18th century, the winegrowing saga speeded up when the marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur, the “Prince of the vines”, also owner of Château Calon Ségur and Lafite, became the owner of the estate. Since 1993, François Pinault and the Artémis group have been the majority owner (93%) and 7% has belonged to the Ségur family’s heirs.

Château Latour left the En Primeur Allocation system. The Château only offers wines ready to drink, the commercialisation does not occur by La Place de Bordeaux anymore.

CHATEAU LATOUR

Caractéristiques

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION

1er Grand cru classé 

GRAPE VARIETIES

84.5% of cabernet sauvignon, 15% of merlot, 0.5% of petit verdot

AROMAS

Plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, graphite, aniseed, sweet tobacco

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

Duck breast fillet on toasts, wild duck bigarade

WINEMAKING

A plot by plot and extractive winemaking made in stainless steel vats. Wine ageing in 100% new oak barrels.

BOTTLE SIZE

75 CL