11/1/2022 - Kris G Does not like this wine:

A serieus downgrade in comparison with my previous score, but this showing was all about quite agressive wood. Last time the wood was also present but with room for the other elements, this time the wood was just way too dominant, a real pitty.

4/5/2020 - swade wrote:

I wrote a note on this on 1/1/13. I’ve been working through a half case of these. It doesn’t have that level of detail anymore, but the gestalt is similar. The brush of of a velvet glove along your cheek on a cold night. Warm and full and wonderful. The core of fruit is strong. Pure. Clean. Balanced. Long. Beautiful. When we are quarantined for weeks and you feel redeemed that you have saved a lifetime of of treasures for just such a stretch. 94

11/10/2019 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

13% alcohol. CS 56%, M 40%, CF 4% according to the website. Very good long cork. Decanted several hours (more by accident than by design). Reasonably deep colour.. The nose is not very intense, but it is pleasantly rounded, with notes of confectionery; one is left with a general impression of softness. The mouth is much more vivid, with pleasant acidity and some moderate green tannins in the finish.
Not a bad effort given the vintage. Not a lot of fruit, not a lot of depth, but some class nevertheless, and recognisably Pessac. Surprisingly ready at this early stage, and I am grateful for the light touch with oak.
A friend spotted this wine priced at 20€ on the shelves of Lidl, of all places; this indicates that the 2013 vintage is a very hard sell through the normal channels (there were also bottles of La Couspaude).
Certainly worth the reduced price, but I would be pretty cheesed off if I had paid the full price.

9/7/2019 - Mr Coone wrote:

Intense cherry red color with ruby-red in the edge. Quite some evolution in the glass.
Tertiary hints in the nose. Earthy, with aroma's of leather, tobacco and some dried fruit.
On the palate: earthy with leather, tobacco, cedar, spices and black pepper.
High acidity and green tannins which made the wine a little bit harsh.
Long finish

My recommendation on this wine is: drink. Do not keep it any much longer.

8/18/2018 - Purple Grillz wrote:

Years ago, a family friend and I were talking about his experiences living in rural Vermont. He had barely anything to say except he kept arching his eyebrows and saying very slowly, "Its quiet". I understood immediately what he meant. This wine reminds of that moment. It comes in unannounced, polished, quiet. Its as if someone came in the room, said nothing and started taking care of their business without making a sound, no awkward glances, no shuffling paper. Just feels good to have company.

Same bottle from my last note via coravin.

7/6/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Better on the nose, with its developed truffle, mocha, floral and cherry tones, than on the medium bodied, bright, red cherry and plum focused palate. The finish has softness and delicacy, but there is not a lot of stuffing here. I'd opt for drinking this sooner than later.

7/6/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote:

Fully mature, medium bodied, with silky tannins, freshness and soft, polished textures, the wine is on the spicy, red fruit side of the style range. Quite nice for the vintage, this is not a wine I would hold for more development. If you're sitting on any, I'd pop a cork to enjoy the fruits before they fade.

10/4/2017 - La Grappe wrote:

Light to medium yellow colour; notes of honey and lemon on the palate, which is of light to medium intensity, quite sweet but not especially complex, and with modest length. Pleasant enough, but it lacks a little power and verve.

9/2/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote:

One of the top wines from the Right Bank in most years, and 2007 is no exception. Finesse in style, there is a freshness to the black raspberry tinted fruits, with the added nuances of cherry blossoms, wet earth and hints of thyme. Softly textured, with silky, soft, polished red fruits in the finish, the wine was produced from blending 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc.

11/20/2016 - englishman's claret wrote:

Sometimes when you just want a classic, balanced St Emilion, you reach for a bottle like this. Blackberries, blueberries, pencil lead, mineral, that typical St-Emilion je-ne-sais-quoi spice profile. Really unfolded in the decanter; complex, diaphanous. Beautifully textured on the palate; full and supple but no over-extraction here. In early maturity now, it will last and last.

4/1/2016 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

How to describe this bottle in one word .... disappointing.

I know, 1994 is not the most sexy vintage, but still ... its Latour.
And for me, this is already downhill and must be drunk soonest.

After struggling enormously with the cork ( broke in a thousand pieces ), here my notes

Colour - already clear signs of evolution
Nose - very peppery and pungent in nose
Flavour - very silky smooth in mouth
Taste - a hint of sweet cherries and also pepper

Still, for a 250+ Euro bottle this is very disappointing - the 1979 vintage I had outplays is easily.

Mathijs

10/24/2014 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

Initially, it was a punch in the face - opening the bottle, an amazing aroma of dark chocolate emerged.
Tasting and after-taste was very pleasant, somewhat spicy in the beginning and mild acid finish.
Read through other comments here on this vintage and understood not the best vintage around.
As I have not other vintages to compare to ( yet ), must say I'm quite pleased quality / price for this wine.

3/29/2015 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine:

25 years of the Cathiards at Smith Haut Lafitte: all magnum verticals (Château Smith Haut Lafitte): Riper nose. More savory and meaty. A bit drying on the finish however, was better 10 years ago I think... Interestingly, the 1994 shows more backbone and I prefer it over the 1995!

9/16/2014 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

The fourth bottle of my 1970-1979 collection, the first year they went PGCCA.

Condition of the bottle - dirty and damaged label ( mould on cork )
Level - lower neck / shoulder level, clearly stored too moist.
Heavy on the sediment, required some gentle filtering.
Nose - somewhat peppery, earth, coffee and tobacco.
Taste - same as above, still very nice flavour coming out of this one

Guess over the top and not much left, so enjoy this bottle now !

6/28/2013 - CWang wrote:

Still rather young and probably in an unstable phase; however, did show some improvement with more air time in tonight's tasting event; overall, 89+ points for now; needed another 5-6 years at least I supposed.