2013 Chateau Latour Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 3x75cl
Out of stock
Available for Immediate Delivery
CRITIC REVIEWS
Neal Martin
The 2013 Latour has quite an austere nose, backward and slightly surly. Light and tertiary black fruit mix with cigar humidor and autumn leaf scents. The palate is better with a gentle grip, fine acidity and decent balance. You do wish for more fruit on the finish, though there is a greater density on the finish compared with the Lafite-Rothschild. Fine.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Composed of 95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.4% Merlot and 0.4% Petit Verdot, the 2013 Latour offers an open-knit, fragrant nose of licorice, sandalwood, rose petals and cigar box over a core of Black Forest cake, stewed plums, mulberries and redcurrant jelly, plus a waft of cast-iron pan. The elegantly styled, medium-bodied palate (13% alcohol) fills the mouth with intense red and black berry preserves layers, framed by evolved, soft-textured tannins and well-knit freshness, finishing long and spicy. This vintage does not have the power and backbone of an outstanding vintage of Latour, but it is aging gracefully and, still possessing a lot of discernible fruit with plenty of tertiary pizazz, is absolutely delicious to drink right now. This sweet-spot stage is likely to continue for another 5-7 years, before the wine plateaus at a maturity peak and holds for a further 15+ years.
JancisRobinson.com
Full bottle 1,345 g. Interesting that this is slightly heavier than the bottle for Les Forts 2015. Have they been gradually and deliberately moving to lighter bottles? Any up-and-coming producer tempted to use a seriously heavy bottle should take a look at what Ch Latour chooses. Picked in very difficult conditions with masses of rain and rot between 27 September (really late!) and 11 October. They apparently sorted like mad. 95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.4% Merlot, 0.4% Petit Verdot. (I'd love to be a fly on the wall at their assemblage sessions.) Only mid blackish/greyish garnet. Nothing like the direct purity and energy on the nose of the Forts 2015, for instance. But everything on the palate is pretty impressive for a 2013. There is some dry tannin on the palate with some sweet fruit. A really good effort for a 2013 but it's pretty drying and stringy on the end and I'd like a bit more fruit on the mid palate. This vintage is a real challenge for a first growth. I'm sure their terroir delivered much better fruit than most properties but still, there is no getting away from the fact that this is not a stellar vintage. It lacks flesh and breadth and is just a bit mean overall. The next day I tasted it and some of the holes had been filled in, suggesting that it may be worth decanting this wine a few hours before serving it. But it's still a bit stringy on the finish. Difficult to see value here.
DELIVERY INFORMATION
Please note the price indicated by Duty Paid shows the cost of the wine with the applicable taxes (Duty & VAT) added.
Cru Wine stores all its wines in-bond with LCB Eton Park. When choosing your Shipping Method, if you would like to keep the wine stored in-bond, please select "1 Month Free Storage at LCB Eton Park". This also applies to wines which are currently En Primeur as these are not available for immediate delivery. Storage charges will apply if you choose to store your wines with us. If you would like your wines delivered, please select "Private Home Delivery in the UK". Duty and VAT will be applied if you choose to have your wines delivered to a UK address. If you live outside of mainland UK additional delivery charges will occur. Please see our FAQs Page for further information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NEED ADVICE? CALL +44 (0)203 92545
Lines open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri
