October 31, 2024
Latour 2015 - A seamless, totally captivating wine
“A seamless, totally captivating wine, the 2015 Latour has no beginning and no end, it simply exists in its own little world of pure and total harmony. Nothing is out of place“ -Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Chateau Latour is one of Bordeaux’s most storied and revered estates, with roots tracing back to the 14th century. It cemented its status as a Premier Cru in the 1855 Classification, admired for producing wines of remarkable depth and longevity. Latour's distinctive style showcases the Pauillac terroir with power and elegance, consistently delivering exceptional vintages that embody its rich history and dedication to excellence.
The 2015 vintage at Chateau Latour was a standout, blessed by an optimal growing season marked by a warm, dry summer and timely rainfall in August. This perfect balance allowed the grapes to mature with impressive concentration and structure. The resulting wines from 2015 are celebrated for their expressive bouquet, velvety tannins, and deep complexity, echoing the estate's signature finesse and power.
The 2015 vintage of Latour boasts layers of dark fruit, tobacco, and subtle earthy notes, seamlessly intertwined with a backbone of polished tannins and refreshing acidity. Its exquisite balance ensures ageing potential for decades, rewarding patience with unparalleled depth and evolution in the glass.
Coming in with very high scores from the critics an great tasting notes, we urge you to give them a read below. With its exceptional depth and balance, the 2015 is a testament to Latour’s consistent dedication to crafting timeless wines.
Latour 2015
98+ Points | Vinous, Antonio Galloni
A seamless, totally captivating wine, the 2015 Latour has no beginning and no end, it simply exists in its own little world of pure and total harmony. Nothing is out of place. Instead, the 2015 captivates both the intellectual and hedonistic senses with its remarkable aromatic depth and textural brilliance. Exotic in its ripeness, with tremendous persistence and dazzling balances, the 2015 really does have it all.The 2015 is 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot and 0.3% Petit Verdot. Don't miss it.
98 Points | The Wine Independent, Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The 2015 Château Latour is a blend of 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot, and 0.3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it requires a considerable amount of shaking to wake up the nose of plum preserves, warm cassis, and black cherry compote, giving way to exotic nuances of licorice, sandalwood, rose oil, and cardamom. The medium-bodied palate slowly expands in the mouth to reveal opulent notes of exotic spices, black fruit preserves, and floral accents, leading to a compelling minerally undercurrent. Wonderfully taut, firm, grainy-textured tannins and tantalizing acidity lend gravitas to all this flamboyant fruit, delivering a very long and fragrant finish.
98 Points | Jane Anson
Aromatically this floats out of the glass, intense and concentrated but full of light and life. Waves of flavour come at you, from crushed raspberries, pomegrante and blackcurrant to fresher redcurrant and lemongrass set against richer truffles, crayon and smoked earth. Mouthwatering, this really is a vintage where you can see the impact of the biodynamic vineyard work, with a greater sense of sculpting and violet florality than you would have found in this Pauillac powerhouse a decade earlier, without sacrificing structure and depth. As it opens, the sweetness of a ripe vintage comes through in edges of smoked caramel. A beautiful wine, thoroughly enjoyable, extremely well-handled and set to power through the decades. Harvest September 15 to October 10, 30% of production in the main wine. Hélène Genin technical director.
98 Points | Decanter, Georgina Hindle
Really gorgeous aromatics, so perfumed, acutely aromatic, pristine, clear and precise with tobacco, cocoa, ash and liquorice. Round, heady, a sexy wine, with a lot to say, generous and open, smooth and layered - this deepens straight away vertically. I love the juiciness, there’s clarity to the raspberry, blueberry and blackcurrant fruit, sleek and joyful but the texture is there with a wet stone and liquorice to the tannins that gives such grip and edge of power. Still youthful and quite serious but there’s something so appealing about it with a sexy character and complexity. Bright and sharp but also with sweetness from the ripe vintage and savoury notes of truffle, cocoa, dark chocolate giving contrast. Such enjoyable floral violet scents too that follow the wine from start to finish. Excellently controlled and delivered with supreme appeal. One you want to sit with and take your time over, and then gulp down! 69 IPT, 30% of production. Harvest 15 september to 10 October. Technical director Hélène Genin.