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This is a truly excellent Latour, from a vintage that favoured late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon. The nose is highly attractive, with aromas of ripe cassis and a smoky minerality. On the palate, this is rich and extracted, giving this a full body and abundant tannins. However, this is incredibly well balanced, with a vein of freshness and minerality that carries through the dense, intense fruit character and a very long finish.
Deep garnet-black in color, the 1996 is classic Latour at its utmost. The nose offers a tantalizing array of complex notes including dried Chinese plums, toasted nuts, Indian spices and black olive tapenade over a core of dried cherries and aged meat. The palate is pure power that is stunningly balanced giving a generous level of fruit concentration perfectly offset by a high level of very finely grained tannins and seamless freshness. Possessing a finish that just goes on and on, this is as good as it gets.
A spectacular Latour, the 1996 may be the modern day clone of the 1966, only riper. This vintage, which is so variable in Pomerol, St.-Emilion, and Graves, was fabulous for the late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon of the northern Medoc because of splendid weather in late September and early October. An opaque purple color is followed by phenomenally sweet, pure aromas of cassis infused with subtle minerals. This massive offering possesses unreal levels of extract, full body, intensely ripe, but abundant tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly a minute. Classic and dense, it displays the potential for 50-75 years of longevity. Although still an infant, it would be educational to taste a bottle
Critic score 95.5/100
Maturity Ready 2018 - 2040
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Critic score 92.5/100
Maturity Mature 2011 - 2020
Critic score 89/100
Maturity Ready 2020 - 2028
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