Château Latour - Pauillac 2006

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 31/05/2016

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Latour has quite a vibrant bouquet with lively raspberry, wild strawberry, cedar and pencil lead scents that all gently unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, slightly chewy red berry fruit, a dash of spice, maybe a little tight towards the finish, unlike the Lafite-Rothschild and Mouton-Rothschild. It has a grainy texture and offers fine precision on the finish, although I would have liked a little more persistence to come through, a tad more conviction. It is not quite the revelation of say the 2002 Latour that transcends the limitations of the vintage, yet it still has much to offer. Tasted January 2016.

Jancis Robinson

18 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 27/01/2010

Very dense and blackish. Lightly toasty nose. Very sweet start - comely and seductive. Still youthful. Not that solid in terms of weight - just colour. Quite charming. Drink 2013-2027.

Wine Spectator

95 / 100

le 31/03/2009

Offers a pure nose of currant and blackberry, with crushed fruit. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and very polished, refined tannins. Long and classy. Best after 2016. –JS

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/02/2009

The 2006 Latour performed even better from bottle than from barrel. Only 38% of the production (10,000 cases) made it into the grand vin, a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily Merlot and a small amount of Cabernet Franc. From barrel, I thought it was a modern day version of the 1996 or 1986, and certainly the 1996 comparison still holds. I thought it was somewhat austere from barrel, but that is no longer an issue. This is a beautifully rich Chateau Latour boasting a dense ruby/purple color, a sweet, smoky, charcoal, cassis, graphite, and forest floor-scented nose, full body, an attractive freshness, and sweet, noble tannins. This layered Latour is one of the vintage-s top dozen or so wines. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2030.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

93-95 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/06/2008

Deep ruby-red. Sexy nose offers currant, graphite, coffee and cedary oak. Sweet, vibrant and deep, with terrific spine giving strength to the middle palate and extending the finish. As powerful as this is, it has sweetened up beautifully in the past year and is very easy to taste today; it's hard to believe that this is only 12.9% alcohol. Fatter and longer than the 2007, finishing with wonderfully polished tannins. If only I could afford this!

La Revue du Vin de France

18.50-19.50 / 20

le 06/07/2007

Produit à hauteur de 10 000 casses seulement, Latour 2006 est le ruit d'un tri sévère et d'une vendange méticuleuse de 5 semaines. Il affiche une robe rubis profonde et offre un nez très distingué et précis de fruits rouge frais et de bois noble. En bouche, il possède une très belle trame précise et élégante, avec un superbe équilibre, une acidité élevée et des tanins très abondants quienrobent la finale. Ce vin long et droit demeure cependant un cran en dessous des fantastiques 2005 et 2000.

Decanter Magazine

19 / 20

le 30/06/2007

Intense vibrant colour, marked crunchy, cassis fruit, wild violets, exceptional freshness on the nose matched by richness and succulence on the palate, a veru pure, beautiful wine. 2015-40.

Le Point

18 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 24/05/2007

Grillé, fruits noirs, prune, bouche tendue, tannins serrés et vigoureux, une bonne structure et de la longueur, sans le côté crémeux de 2005. Beaucoup de fraîcheur. L'élevage sera déterminant pour la confection d'un habit plus moelleux.

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

par René Gabriel le 07/05/2007

2017-2045. Tiefes, sattes Granat, lila Reflexe. Hoch noble, delikaes Bouquet, feine Edelhölzer, Tabaknoten, Heidelbeeren, Cassis, Holunderblüten, wunderschöne Facetten zeigend, absolut rein im Ansatz. Saftiger, feiner Gaumen, seidige Tannine, eine wiederum fast parfümierte Cabernet-Süsse asstrahlend, zartes Vanille, sehr harmonisch endend. Eine klar neue Richtung im Stil des "neuen Latour", früher genussreif, mit einem Maximum an Finessen, Önolgie in Perfektion. Nur: Mit deutlich mehr Frucht bleiben wohl in der Reife die Trüffelsucher im Latour auf der Strecke.

Falstaff

92-94 / 100

le 03/05/2007

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase intensive Kirschenfrucht, reife Zwetschken, Vanille, zarte Orangenfrucht. A Gaumen sehr balanciert, kraftvoll, feine rotbeerige Frucht, kompaktes, aber süßes Tannin, zarte Bitterschikonote, rassiger, finessenreicher Stil, Weichselfrucht im Nachhall, lagerfähiger Stil, insgesamt etwas schlanker, aber auch eleganter als gewohnt. Wird sowohl im Fass als auch in der Flasche einige Reifezeit in Ansprich nehmen.

Wine Advocate

93-96 / 100

par Robert Parker le 03/05/2007

The 2006 Latour’s inky/ruby/purple color precedes pure aromas of red and black fruits, high tannin, medium body, impressive sweetness and purity as well as a long finish. Thirty-eight percent of the production (about 10,000 cases) made it into the final blend (86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc). A modern version of the 1986 and 1996, the slightly austere 2006 will need a decade of aging. It should keep for 40-50 years.

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 01/05/2007

Tasted at the château. A very deep purple hue. The nose is extremely well focused with blackberry, cedar and wonderfully defined vanillary new oak. Very intense and harmonious. The full-bodied palate has a beautiful texture and exquisite balance: controlled and restrained, but with wonderful purity. Much finer, more filigree tannins than in recent vintages, much more feminine. I am parsimonious with my score simply because compared to others it is lacking some depth and persistency on the finish. Still a marvellous wine, yet surpassed by others in 2006. It will be fascinating to see how this progresses in bottle.

TAST

18.50 / 20

le 30/04/2007

Très puissant, racé, avec le retour des notes minérales et ferrugineuses des années hyper classiques du cru, splendide tension du tannin, chair très équilibrée à l’alcool (13,2° !), un peu moins de raffinement immédiat de texture que pour Margaux ou Mouton. Forts de Latour magistral dans sa constitution et sa tension (17,5/20).

Vinum

18 / 20

le 30/04/2007

Was auffällt, ist die Ausgewogenheit, der Klassizismus dieses Latour, der trotz des hohen Cabernet-Anteils (86 Prozent) mehr Rasse und Länge zeigt als Kantigkeit und Breite, was in diesem Jahr ein Vorteil ist und ihm den ersten RAng unter den Pauillac-Premiers sichert. 2016 bis 2030

Wine Enthusiast

95-97 / 100

le 15/04/2007

A ripe wine, showing some concentration but less than in some years at Latour. The acidity. however, is evident, giving a structured but fresh wine. There is spice from the new wood, but this certainly does not dominate this fruity, powerfully long tasting wine. —R.V.

Jancis Robinson

18.50 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 12/04/2007

Very dark crimson right out to rim. Dense with some wild herbs on the nose. Very wild and smooth and racy. Rather musical in the sense that there seem to be many different themes here. Not a hint of rusticity. Delicacy actually with masses of very very fine tannins. Great finesse as well as intensity. But very embryonic even though this is the final assemblage. Very very dry – very bright fruit. Strong herbs yet polish too. Very slightly raw and angular yet lifted lively.

Wine Spectator

95-100 / 100

par James Suckling le 29/03/2007

Very long. Wonderful licorice, berry and currant character. Full and silky, beautiful and pure. This is really distinguished. Feminine but strong. Classic Bordeaux style.