2006 Latour a Pomerol Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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WE 92 WS 90
WE 92

Wine Enthusiast, March 2009

Licorice chocolate and black plums all show immediately in this rich dense wine. Sweet tannins combine with fresh tobacco smokiness over jammy ripe fruit. This array of flavors is kept in check by the over-arching...
WS 90

Wine Spectator, March 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. 2080 cases made. -JS

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pomerol
Vintage 2006
Size 750ML

Chateau Latour a Pomerol is one of the leading Bordeaux wine producers from the Pomerol appellation. Since 1962, Ets. Jean-Pierre Moueix has farmed the property, bringing their usual care and expertise to both vineyard and cellar.

The vineyard, with an average age of 35 years, is characterized by its soil diversity. There is loamy soil around the chateau itself with more gravel and clay in the best blocks near the church within the village of Pomerol. The estate has 8 hectares planted, predominantly Merlot with a small amount of Cabernet Franc.

Ets. Jean-Pierre Moueix, who own many other properties in both Pomerol and Saint-Emilion, including Magdelaine, Belair-Monange, La Fleur-Petrus, Lafleur-Gazin, Lagrange, Trotanoy, and Hosanna.

Between elegance, power and smoothness, the wines of Chateau Latour a Pomerol show a perfect balance.