CHATEAU LATOUR 1er Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac 2009 Bottle

Description

The 2009 Château Latour has received universal acclaim, earning a perfect 100 points from both The Wine Advocate and James Suckling. The Wine Advocate describes its deep garnet colour and youthful character, showcasing bold blackcurrants, black cherries, and warm plum notes alongside cedar chest, truffles, and tapenade. Its full-bodied palate features super ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, leading to a long, minerally finish. James Suckling also awarded it 100 points, praising its dark chocolate richness and cool herbal freshness, describing it as a very impressive Médoc wine with a surprisingly supple finish. Additionally, Decanter and Wine Enthusiast both recognised the wine with 99 points, highlighting its richness, concentration, and immense aging potential, affirming its status as one of the finest vintages.

*****

THE WINE ADVOCATE 100 points !!!
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Drink Date: 2022 - 2080
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Latour is unashamedly youthful with bold blackcurrants, black cherries and warm plums notes plus nuances of cedar chest, aniseed, beef drippings, truffles and tapenade with a waft of tilled black soil. Full, concentrated and powerful in the mouth, it has a rock-solid frame of super ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and wonderfully minerally. Just a baby—this needs time!

JAMES SUCKLING 100 points !!!
Dark and chocolatey with a lot of richness, but also a cool herbal freshness this is a very impressive Medoc wine that's already delicious to drink. Very long, surprisingly supple finish for this château. A perfect wine. Drink or hold. (Horizontal Tasting, London, 2019)

DECANTER 99 points
Tasted by: Jane Anson
(at BI Wine's 10 Years On Tasting, London, 07 Feb 2019)
Part of Château Latour: 1990-2010 vertical tasting
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2046
This is still closed, although a softening of the tannins is apparent. It has a gorgeous nose full of Pauillac power and finesse, with brambled fruits and touches of hedgerow as the Cabernet Sauvignon count heads upwards. The fresh core is clear from start to finish, giving that high-wire feeling that makes great Médocs so thrilling. There's a sense of drama to the cassis fruits, controlled but with impact and a sense of purpose, leading to a chewy finish. This is barely bedded down and has the shoulders and backbone to carry it for years. Don't approach it yet.

WINE ENTHUSIAST 99 points
A big, powerful wine that sums up the richness of the vintage. It is densely fruity, spicy with an enormous black plum and berry fruit character to go with the acidity. It's concentrated while still showing such wonderfully pure fruit. The aging potential is immense. — Roger Voss

VINOUS 99 points

The 2009 Latour is endowed with a simply magnificent nose with intense blackberry and cassis fruit laced with minerals and graphite, extremely focused to the point of overwhelming the sense. Wow. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin, multilayered black fruit infused with crushed stone and a hint of white pepper, though it clams up towards the finish as if to say, not yet. Outstanding. This is Latour firing on all cylinders. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting. - Neal Martin