1986 Chateau Latour Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 1.5L
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2000

Tasted from my cellar the 1986 has consistently been outstanding falling short of being sublime. The spicy peppery bouquet reveals aromas of dried herbs and red currant fruit. Medium-bodied austere but youthful vigorous...
WS 90

Wine Spectator, June 2001

Outstanding but slightly unimpressive. Dark red color. Complex aromas of blackberries dark chocolate tar and minerals. Medium- to full-bodied and balanced with fine tannins and a silky texture...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pauillac
Vintage 1986
Size 1.5L

Chateau Latour, one of Bordeaux’s oldest and most famous wine producers, is a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. It’s located in Pauillac near the border with Saint-Julien.

Vines have existed on the property since the 14th century, but Chateau Latour first began producing wines of great quality in the early eighteenth century. The estate gradually came to specialize in wine production, with 38 hectares of vines in 1759 and 47 hectares in 1794.

The vineyard currently has 78 hectares in production. The grapes from the 47 hectares surrounding the chateau, known as “L’Enclos”, are used in the production of the Grand Vin. The 30 hectares outside of the Enclos are used for the Forts de Latour and the Pauillac wines. The estate is planted with about 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot on gravelly hilltops and clay subsoil.

The wines of Chateau Latour need time to mature, generally at least ten or fifteen years, before they can be drunk. It is only then that the full complexity of the bouquet is expressed and the palate becomes sufficiently well integrated to be enjoyable and harmonious.