2003 Chateau Latour 2015 Ex-Chateau Release

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

WA 100 TWI 100 JS 99 JL 99 WE 98 WS 98 JR 96
WA 100

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2014

Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is “the sexiest Latour ever made.” He also described it as “the 1990 without any brettanomyces.” I loved this wine from the barrel and was fortunate enough to be able to...
TWI 100

The Wine Independent, March 2024

The 2003 Latour is a blend of 81.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 0.5% Petit Verdot. It explodes from the glass with crème de cassis, stewed plums, licorice, and mocha scents, followed by nuances of charcoal, rose...
JS 99

jamessuckling.com, March 2011

Fascinating nose of fresh flowers, currants, and sandalwood. Full bodied, with a seamless core of fruit that goes on and on. Love the polished tannins and the beauty here. A powerful and rich wine with so much class and...
JL 99

TheWineCellarInsider.com, May 2015

Truffle, smoke, cigar box, cassis, cedar wood and wet earth explode in the nose. The wine is fleshy, rich, plush, round and mouth filling, with concentration and complexity. The silky, smooth tannins and palate staining...
WE 98

Wine Enthusiast, June 2004

(WE96-98 points) What makes a great Latour is a sense of completeness, of restrained power and of levels of complexity which the other first growths rarely achieve. That's why Latour 2003 is a great wine.
WS 98

Wine Spectator, March 2006

Intense aromas of blackberry, licorice, currant and mineral. Full-bodied, with very well-integrated tannins and a long, long finish. Very refined and beautiful. Goes on for minutes. This reminds me of the fabulous 1996...
JR 96

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, November 2013

This was the favourite wine of the tasting with only Mouton challenging it. Although it was far from sweet, it managed to be rich and complex, broad and dense with wonderful completeness. It was beautifully clean-cut, no...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pauillac
Vintage 2003
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13%
Closure Cork

The 2003 Chateau Latour 2015 Ex-Chateau Release is a Bordeaux Blend from Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Chateau Latour, is known for its exceptional quality and complexity. The wine has an alcohol content of 13.0% and is sealed with a cork closure.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded this wine a perfect score of 100, highlighting its opulence and richness. Parker describes it as "the sexiest Latour ever made," with "creme de cassis and camphor as well as hints of blackberries and chocolate." He praises its "dense, thick and unctuously textured" profile, noting it as the most sumptuous since the 1982 or 1961 vintages, and suggests it can be enjoyed over the next two decades.

Wine Spectator also gave this wine high praise, with a score of 98. The reviewer, JS, noted its "intense aromas of blackberry, licorice, currant and mineral," and complimented its "very well-integrated tannins and a long, long finish." The review compares it favorably to the 1996 vintage but states it is "even better."

Jancis Robinson scored the wine 96 points, calling it the "favourite wine of the tasting" and describing it as "rich and complex, broad and dense with wonderful completeness." Robinson emphasizes that the wine is "beautifully clean-cut" and has a "great, complex undertow."

Wine Enthusiast echoed this sentiment with a score of 98, praising the wine's "sense of completeness, of restrained power and of levels of complexity which the other first growths rarely achieve."

James Suckling awarded the wine 99 points, noting its "fascinating nose of fresh flowers, currants, and sandalwood," and appreciated its "seamless core of fruit that goes on and on," describing it as "a powerful and rich wine with so much class and finesse for such a hot vintage."

Jeff Leve also scored the wine 99 points, describing it as having "truffle, smoke, cigar box, cassis, cedar wood and wet earth" in the nose, and praising its "fleshy, rich, plush, round and mouth-filling" profile.

Finally, The Wine Independent gave the wine another perfect score of 100, noting its blend of 81.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 0.5% Petit Verdot. They described it as having "crème de cassis, stewed plums, licorice, and mocha scents," with a "medium-bodied palate" that delivers "surprising elegance and jaw-dropping poise."

Overall, the 2003 Chateau Latour 2015 Ex-Chateau Release is a highly acclaimed wine that has received excellent reviews for its complexity, richness, and exceptional quality.