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97
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97+
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97
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97
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96
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Tasting Notes
The 2014 vintage at Château Latour showcases the estate's commitment to excellence, even in challenging years. The season began with a promising start, experienced a cooler mid-summer, and was ultimately redeemed by a warm, dry September and October, allowing for the development of grapes with remarkable concentration and balance.
In the glass, the wine presents a deep garnet hue, indicative of its depth and aging potential. The nose is complex and inviting, offering aromas of blackcurrant, graphite, cigar box, and subtle floral notes. On the palate, it is full-bodied and structured, with layers of dark fruit, tobacco, and mineral nuances. The tannins are firm yet refined, providing a backbone that supports the wine's rich fruit core and leads to a persistent, elegant finish.
This 2014 Grand Vin is a testament to Château Latour's ability to produce wines of exceptional quality and longevity, even in less-than-ideal vintages. It is recommended to cellar this wine for several years to allow its full potential to unfold, with an optimal drinking window extending from 2025 to 2055.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: Red
Variety: Cabernet Blend
Vintage: 2014
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Pauillac
Alcohol %: 13.0%
Cellaring: 15 Plus Years
Scores
97 / 100""This has aromas of black fruit, olives, wet earth, dried lavender, cloves and bark. Bitter chocolate and walnuts, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Structured, with great freshness and length. Cedar notes on the lighter mid-palate. Still a little tight and chewy.""
- James Suckling
97+ / 100
""The 2014 Latour is one of the very finest wines of a vintage that favored the northern Médoc. Mingling aromas of wild berries and cassis with hints of cigar wrapper, loamy soil, black truffles and classy new oak, it’s full-bodied, rich and concentrated, its broad attack segueing into a deep, tightly wound mid-palate that’s framed by powdery, chalky tannins and bright acids, concluding with a long, mouthwatering finish. This classically balanced, youthfully structured young wine looks set to enjoy prodigious longevity. It’s reminiscent of a modern-day version of a cooler vintage such as 1996, though of course these days maturity is more complete and selection even more rigorous than was the case two decades ago.""
- Wine Advocate
97 / 100
""The tannins in this fine vintage of Latour are still enormous, dominating the black currant fruit. It has spice, tannins, impressive fruit and a pure, cool character. To be released in the mid-2020s, the wine is likely to age for many years.""
- Roger Voss
97 / 100
""This shows terrific cut and drive from the start, with mouthwatering acidity and a chiseled graphite note leading the way, backed by a core of pure cassis and blackberry preserves. Licorice snap and sweet tobacco details flitter through the finish, where the graphite edge reemerges and sails on and on.""
- James Molesworth
96 / 100
""Reddish purple rim. Expressive on the nose; cocoa powder, truffle, soft spices, blackcurrant pastilles, black cherries and mint - the best Cabernet aromatics. Great delicacy here, this is so poised and elegant, a touch of soft sweetness to the red and black fruits. Tannins fill the mouth but this is well handled, less plump and round, more direct and linear but with a beautiful fragrance, delicacy and texture that fills the mouth but gently. Still so much juice and freshness as well as softly cooling mint tones. The fresh, vibrant flavour makes you think you could drink it now but it's only the tannins that suggest it needs longer. Still, it's lovely, with such well placed fruit flavours that hits all sides of the mouth and lingers long after the finish.""
- Decanter
