Château Latour, Grand Vin de Chateau Latour, Premier Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 1959

Note about this bottle: Great Looking Bottle - Great Fill, Top shoulder, very lightly scuffed capsule, subtlely recessed cork, very lightly scuffed, lightly torn label.

Overview of the Wine
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Chateau Latour started to be highly recognized around the world, thanks to the reconquest of the British market and the development of the wine business in Northern Europe. The aristocracy and other wealthy groups of consumers became very enthusiastic about a few great estates, of which Latour was one. And that was how Thomas Jefferson, ambassador of the United States in France, and future President, discovered this wine in 1787. At that time, a cask of Chateau Latour was already worth twenty times as much as one of ordinary Bordeaux wine.

The reputation of Chateau Latour was consolidated during the 19th century. It was confirmed in 1855, when the government of Napoléon III decided to classify the growths of the Médoc and the Graves for the International Exhibition in Paris: Chateau Latour was classified as a First Growth. The existing chateau was built during this "Golden Age", between 1862 and 1864. 

Winemaker
Francois Pinault

Grape / Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Origin
Paulillac, Bordeaux, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
This wine has a beautiful colour and expresses the roasted flavours of the 1949, combined with the fullness and smoothness of the 1953. Very rich, complex nose overlaid with ripe fruit, cedar and dark mint chocolate. On the palate it is ripe and full-bodied yet also very concentrated and structured. A great wine that still has ageing potential.

100 Points - Janice Robinson
"Dark crimson/ruby. Almost as deep as the 1982. Deeper than the 1961. Very, very fresh, and yet full. Rather old-fashioned, but miraculously lively. Minerals. Wonderful, full, and fully mature impact on the palate. Slightly dry end. Wonderful wine." JancisRobinson.com, 5 Oct 2005 (Tasted 5 May 2003)

Product size: 750ml