Château Latour - Pauillac 2014 (750ml)
Price: $585.00
| Producer | Château Latour |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Sku | 4756 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
26 Jan 2017 ? So much violets licorice pencil flowers and currants define this on the nose before it moves to fresh mushrooms. It?s full-bodied yet compacted with tension and a compressed center palate. Incredible fine-grained tannins and energy. The length is truly great. Should be even more beautiful in 2024. Give it time.
vWine Spectator: 97 Points
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. Best from 2022 through 2040. 7632 cases made. ? JM
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
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. Enjoy from 2027.
Wine Advocate: 97+ Points
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.
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2014 Latour captures the personality of the year in its linear lithe construction. It's a decidedly understated Latour that is more about finesse than brawn. Bright red cherry/plum fruit spice mint and sweet tobacco open over time but at this level wines are more about a feel an expression of place and a vintage. The 2014 Latour embodies all the best this cool late-ripening growing season had to offer. I loved the 2014 when it was first shown about five years ago and I love it today. It is a super-classic Pauillac.
