Château Latour à Pomerol

Wine Advocate

94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 31/07/2010

Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. Boy oh boy, has this wine not duped me after an indecisive barrel showing. Here in bottle, the Latour-a-Pomerol has wonderful definition and clarity on the nose that blossoms in the glass: wild strawberry, red cherry cheesecake and rose petals. Lovely. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins, very harmonious, a little more backward but good meatier here. Very focused and persuasive on the silky finish. Wow. Tasted January 2010.

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 27/01/2010

Gamey, sweet, jewelly. Dense. Dry finish, and pretty austere. Drink 2015-2024

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/02/2009

This is a sexy, soft, round wine with notes of sweet red and black fruits intermixed with hints of truffle, tobacco leaf, and spice. Medium to full-bodied with sweet fruit and a savory mouthfeel in an up-front, forward style, this wine needs 2-3 years of cellaring and should drink up to 15 years or more.

Wine Spectator

90 / 100

par James Suckling le 14/01/2009

Raspberry and floral aromas follow through to a medium -to full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a chocolate, cream and cedar aftertaste. This has mellowed with time. Best after 2012. 2,080 cases made.

La Revue du Vin de France

14-15 / 20

le 04/07/2007

Trop de tendresse à notre goût à ce jour, mais ce vin a l'habitude de se refaire en bouteille. La discrétion aromatique de sa jeunesse peut se révéler d'une immense complexité au vieillissement. Il faudra le déguster en bouteille.

Decanter Magazine

16 / 20

le 30/06/2007

Aromatic and fruity. Floral, raspberry notes. Palate mellow, roud with a generosity of fruit. 2012-20

Le Point

14.50 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 24/05/2007

Réglisse, chocolta, sucrosité, bouche ronde, douce, tendre, très câlin, beaucoup de finesse mais une finale un peu fuyante.

Falstaff

91-93 / 100

le 24/05/2007

Kräftiges Rubingranat, zarte violette Reflexe, Wasserrand. In der Nase zart nach Grapefruitzesten, rotbeeriges Konfit, ein Hauch von Marille, zart mit Dörrzwetschkennoten unterlegt. Am Gaumen opulent und saftig, von Holz ist so gut wie nichts zu spüren, feine Extraktnoten, perfekte Tannine, bleibt sehr gut haften, tolle Süße im Nachhall, ein Bilderbuch-Pomerol.

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

par René Gabriel le 07/05/2007

2011-2028

Wine Advocate

84-86 / 100

par Neal Martin le 04/05/2007

Tasted at JP Moueix. A very ripe nose that is lacking a little definition for me, with “gobs” of raspberry and ripe strawberry and layers of vanillary oak. The palate is very ripe and rounded on the entry with firm tannins that cannot disguise a rather hollow mid-palate and a very lean finish. Average.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 03/05/2007

A deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by scents of vitamins, smoke, black fruits, and meats, moderately high tannin, impressive concentration, and plenty of structure. Forget this 2006 for 4-5 years, and drink it over the following two decades.

TAST

16 / 20

le 30/04/2007

Il a plus de puissance et de générosité que Certan Marzelle, mais avec un moindre raffinement de texture.

Vinum

16 / 20

le 30/04/2007

Blumig, vollmundig, reif, dicht und saftig, kantiges, festes Tannin; schöner LaP, der gut reifen wird. 2012 bis 2018

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 17/04/2007

Bright crimson. Rather simple red fruit aromas so far. Very fine tannins. Rather a relaxed style of wine – even languid. Just easing itself on to the palate. Bit of a lounge lizard and could be hugely enjoyable.

Wine Enthusiast

90-92 / 100

le 15/04/2007

Complex, this is a wine that is slashed through with fresh fruit, but that only enhances the dense tannins and solid structure. Yet, it preserves a lightness and freshness. —R.V.

Wine Spectator

89-91 / 100

par James Suckling le 04/04/2007

Displays some berry and chocolate character. Full-bodied, but with a slightly hollow center palate. Long and chewy, with good tannins for the vintage.