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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Category | Red Wine |
| Classification | First Growth (Médoc 1855) |
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| Cat | Region | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | Bt(s) | HKD/Cs | HKD/Bt | Score | Critic | |
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Bordeaux | 2011 | Latour | BT12 | 1 (12) | - | HK$54,000 | - | 95 | JS | |
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Bordeaux | 2011 | Latour | BT | - | 12 | - | HK$5,000 | 95 | JS | |
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Bordeaux | 2011 | Latour | BT6 | 1 (6) | - | HK$28,500 | - | 95 | JS | |
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A blend of 84.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 0.5% Petit Verdot, the 2011 Latour represents only 34% of the crop. It hit 13.1% natural alcohol. One of the vintage´s most compelling wines, it possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as a sweet, open-knit personality with ripe tannin, superb intensity, good purity and harmony, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, and lots of crushed rock, floral and black as well as blue fruit notes in addition to hints of ink and forest floor. This beautifully rich, savory Latour will be surprisingly drinkable in 4-5 years, and should age easily for two decades or more.
By the way, Latour harvested relatively late for the Medoc, beginning the harvest on September 12 and finishing on September 26.
Score: 93-95 Robert Parker (RP), The Wine Advocate (WA), April 2012
The nose is complex, featuring smoke, meat and hints of wood, with currants, olives and berries underneath. Full body with super-velvety tannins. The strong acidity gives the wine an edginess. Love the spicy, subtly fruity finish. Steely. Try in 2020.
Score: 95 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, January 2014
The 2011 Latour is well-defined on the nose with blackberry, bilberry, cedar, hoisin and a touch of mint. There is impressive intensity here, regal and convincing. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. There is a solid backbone to this wine, plenty of freshness, quite powerful towards the finish with superb persistence. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
Score: 95 Neal Martin (NM), Vinous Media (VM), April 2022