2005 Chateau Latour Pauillac Bordeaux - OWC 6 x 750ml

2005 Chateau Latour Pauillac Bordeaux - OWC 6 x 750ml

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2005 Chateau Latour Pauillac Bordeaux - OWC - 96 Pts!

Château Latour is one of Bordeaux's – and the world's – most famous wine producers. It is situated in the southeast corner of the Pauillac commune on the border of Saint-Julien, in the Médoc region. Rated as a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, it has become one of the most sought-after and expensive wine producers on the planet, and produces powerfully structured Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wines capable of lasting many decades.

The site has been occupied since 1331, with a fort and garrison to guard the estuary. Several smallholdings began to grow vines, and wine from the site gained recognition from Montaigne as early as the 16th Century. The original tower no longer exists; the famous tower featured on the label was designed as a pigeon roost and built around 1620.

Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Vintage 2005
Rating WS99/ST98/RP96
Bottle Size 6 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity 6
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Location Pauillac
Producer Latour Chateau
Color Red
Wine Type Table
Rating RP96 - 2005 Chateau Latour Pauillac Bordeaux - OWC - 96 Pts! Only 44% of the production made it into the dense ruby/purple-hued 2005 Latour, a powerful, backward, 12,000-case blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot and Merlot. As I wrote last year, this classic effort is built for the ages, and is largely destined to be drunk by our offspring rather than anyone over the age of 50 today. Complex aromas of crushed rocks, graphite, black cherries, creme de cassis, new saddle leather, and dried mushrooms are still tightly wound. The wine is full-bodied and powerful with exceptionally high tannin combined with zesty acidity, and laser-like focus. It will require 15 or more years of cellaring. I still prefer the 2003, but administrator Frederic Engerer says this is more Latour. RP
Wine Spectator WS99
Burghound
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Vintage 2005
Rating WS99/ST98/RP96
Bottle Size 6 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity 6
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Location Pauillac
Producer Latour Chateau
Color Red
Wine Type Table
    Varietal Bordeaux Blend
    Vintage 2005
    Rating WS99/ST98/RP96
    Bottle Size 6 x 750ml
    Bottle Quantity 6
    Country France
    Region Bordeaux
    Location Pauillac
    Producer Latour Chateau
    Color Red
    Wine Type Table
    Varietal Bordeaux Blend
    Vintage 2005
    Rating WS99/ST98/RP96
    Barrels
    Style
    Owners
    Region Bordeaux
    Location Pauillac
    Producer Latour Chateau
    Winemaker

    Production
    Robert Parker Rating RP96 - 2005 Chateau Latour Pauillac Bordeaux - OWC - 96 Pts! Only 44% of the production made it into the dense ruby/purple-hued 2005 Latour, a powerful, backward, 12,000-case blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot and Merlot. As I wrote last year, this classic effort is built for the ages, and is largely destined to be drunk by our offspring rather than anyone over the age of 50 today. Complex aromas of crushed rocks, graphite, black cherries, creme de cassis, new saddle leather, and dried mushrooms are still tightly wound. The wine is full-bodied and powerful with exceptionally high tannin combined with zesty acidity, and laser-like focus. It will require 15 or more years of cellaring. I still prefer the 2003, but administrator Frederic Engerer says this is more Latour. RP
    Antonio Galloni Rating
    Wine Spectator Rating WS99
    Burghound Rating

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