![Low Fill - Chateau Latour Grand Vin 1982 (Pauillac, Bordeaux, France) - [DM 100] [VM 100] [JD 99]](http://artisan.wine/cdn/shop/files/2105427_{width}x.jpg?v=1738970308)
Low Fill - Chateau Latour Grand Vin 1982
(Pauillac, Bordeaux, France) - [DM 100] [VM 100] [JD 99]
Regular price $3,040.00 Sale price $1,797.97 Save $1,242.03
Lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue
About the Winery:
Chateau Latour is situated in the heart of the Médoc wine region, about 50 km north-west of Bordeaux, where the legend of the vineyards of Bordeaux began. The Château’s prime terroir, l’Enclos, overlooks the Gironde estuary which, over the centuries, has given the vineyard its geological complexity and, on a daily basis, ensures a mild climate.
The Origin:
Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from “vieilles vignes”, an average of 60 years-old, in the Enclos. Gravettes, Sarmentier, Pièce de Château... these are the names of some of the finest plots that express the character of the terroir and forge the wine’s identity every year.
The Terroir:
The heart of the Enclos is the only terroir that, every year, can produce the depth, elegance and concentration that we expect of the Grand Vin. It is here that the Cabernet Sauvignon (accounting for more than 90% of the blend) can achieve optimal expression in terms of colour, richness and freshness. These wines need time - often a decade- before they begin to be ready for drinking.
Ratings & Reviews
100 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"There are hints of brick orange around the outer edges, but this is still beautifully rich red at the core, and the warmth of the vintage’s sunshine is clear from the first moment. At 34 years of age, the aromatics have almost torrefied, with beautiful burnt caramel notes oozing into rich plum and baked strawberry fruits. Gentle tannins are still holding the fruit unobtrusively but firmly in line. As the wine opens in the glass, the tobacco and cold woodsmoke become more evident, and each time you go back to the glass it gets more and more interesting, extending the conversation and keeping it new. Bursting with life." - Jane Anson (Oct 2016)
100 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 1982 Latour is the most consistent of the First Growths in this auspicious vintage. Tasted from both bottle and magnum in the UK in recent months, this note comes from an ex-château magnum tasted at a private dinner in Bordeaux. It exudes class and majesty on the nose with its copious but brilliantly focused black fruit laced with cedar and graphite. To use a phrase I have written before, it is blue-blooded...regal. That comes through on a palate that has a haunting symmetry and a killer finish that is brilliantly defined and audaciously long, graphite lingering on the aftertaste. Quite simply, claret does not come better than this. Tasted at a private dinner in Bordeaux. (Drink between 2022-2055)" – Neil Martin (Sept 2022)
99 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 1982 Chateau Latour is another powerful 1982 that’s drinking beautifully today and has a big, sweet nose of blackcurrants, saddle leather, cedar, and Asian spices that just comes jumping out of the glass. Deep, concentrated, and powerful, it takes 30 minutes in the glass to open up on the palate and still has ripe, polished tannins, thrilling length, and an impeccably balanced, layered personality. Again, it’s drinking fabulous well today, yet I suspect, given the wealth of fruit, it has another 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead and will have a gradual decline." - Jeb Dunnuck (Mar 2019)
(5/22/2023)
92 Points - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider:
Dark in color, it takes no effort to find the cassis, black raspberry, spice, tobacco and earthy notes. In the mouth, you'll find soft but stern, fine tannins, clean, sweet, ripe fruits and polish in the finish. The wine was produced from blending 56.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30.8% Merlot, 12.3% Petit Verdot. 91-93 Pts
91 Points - The Wine Independent:
"The 2018 Pauillac de Chateau Latour is composed of 56.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30.8% Merlot, and 12.3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a little coaxing to bring out notes of plum preserves, juicy blueberries, and chocolate-covered cherries, followed by hints of licorice, Indian spices, garrigue, and clove oil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with seductive black and blue fruits, framed by plush tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long with a compelling lift of freshness. This “third” wine of Château Latour accounted for 21% of the production in 2018." – LPB (Mar 2023)
90 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Still knitted down but this has flexible tannins with a real whoosh of freshness underneath. There is a feeling of sinew through the wine, and it shows both character and finesse. There is balance and depth to the brambly fruits, and altogether showing better than it did en primeur, likely to be released in 2023. A yield of 24hl/ha with 21% of production going into this wine." – Jane Anson
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"A fleshy, generous rendition of this bottling, the 2018 Le Pauillac de Château Latour offers up aromas of rich berries, cherries and loamy soil, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered palate with a sweet core of fruit and powdery structuring tannins." - William Kelley (Apr 2023)