Great nose. Still in its youth. Dark garnet. Red currant, blackberry, and licorice. Still tannic on the palate, and still evolving. Classic 2005 vintage Pauillac. Enjoyed with Smoked Tri-Tip. Early maturity to drink with decant.
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Regular dinner group (@ EM): Beautiful slightly developed bouquet with cassis and some beautiful oak. On the palate cassis, some chocolate and spiciness, elegant acidity, good bitterness and soft tannin with a pleasant bite. Really beautiful wine. Luxurious, but not overly complex. Early maturity now. Will offer great drinking from now until about 2020.
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375ml bottle. Subtle nose. Notes of damped forest floor, black cherry, cassis, and hints of oak. Medium-bodied with sweet and sour tannins. Hints of chocolate at the end. Comparatively, Pauillac 2009 seems to have higher viscosity and better intensity. Good acidity and low alcohol level at 13%. Quite a distant behind Pauillac 2009. Probably still need a couple of years of cellaring. Acidity emerged 4 hrs after uncorked. Hmmmmm... 87-88 pts.
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Deep purple to the rim. Very bold legs with an exotic plethora of tears. Nose slightly muted for the first hour and then opened into dark chocolate and mocha, vanilla, cream, black fruit, sour cherries. Palate reflected the fruit with smooth mild tannins, minimum acidity but a short dry finish. Wine is too young but approachable. However, somewhat agree with previous notes by others that the fruit was a tad muted on the palate as well. Based upon those notes and mine I Recommend with more time in bottle.
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Decanted two hours, still some purple on the rim. very muted nose with hints of csssis and cinnamo, good entry, but still harsh tannins masking the fruit'////dumb phase
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So I figured I'd open this one up with a great ribeye and better company (wife). Held onto this Pauillac for a year and cellartracker was begging me to open it up because it is the right time.
Well decanted through a vinturi and left for 2 hours. As this is supposed to be a grand wine but previous reviews said it was muted I figured I'd allow this as much time to breathe as possible.
The aromas from this was fantastic. Not muted at all. Cherries cassis. Excellent.
So far so good. Now for a taste. MUTED. ???? Very muted. The aroma didn't match the taste. Huh? Sheesh. Don't get me wrong it was good. Even potentially great. But for the price I wanted and hoped for spectacular. I didn't get it.
At least I had the opportunity to taste a wine from one of the premier makers in the business. I'm happy for that. Back to the drawing board in pursuit of something phenomenal.
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Muted nose of cherry and dark fruits,..Earth, Vanilla, mocha, cherry, red fruit on the palate, Tannins rounding, making it approachable, but overpriced in my view
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Nose is rather mute at this stage. With 2 hours of decanting, there are some hints of cherries, wood and chocolate.
This is quite a bruiser on the taste buds, quite tannic and disjointed. Ample & grippy tannins, too harsh and sandy presently. FInish is OK. Might improve in a few years but way too expensive for the quality in my glass....a major PAZZ!!!
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Titre 13%. Robe foncée. Nez relativement fermé, mais tout de même une belle présence de fruits rouges et épices fins. En bouche, c'est tissé serré, mais assez accessible, beau boisé, bel équilibre, la matière y est, tannins n'accrochent pas trop. Belle richesse et superbe ensemble. Du même calibre que Carruades de Lafite 2006. 92-93.
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This is a rather large wine, for a third wine. Ripe, smooth mouth texture, good finical. Opened up after a few hours in the bottle so could have probably decanted first.
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I'm following on tasting this wine since 2000 vintage. A stunning effort !!!
When compare with Les Forts de Latour 2005, this is more open and delicious, firm structure and compact, powerful aftertaste. Nice nose of blackcurrent, hints of 1995 Latour's typical scent. Seductive wine !!!
This truly petit Ch. Latour shows the great charecter of vintage 2005.
Drink now - 2019
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a massive wine, portlike appearance, viscous, a classic complex but reserved nose, amouthful of such ripe fruit, drinking now but in a few years..superb and thats the third wine of Latour..what will the Grand Vin be like?
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BORDEAUX 2005 / Cabernet rules; 4/5/2006-4/10/2006 (Bordeaux): Because even the second wine is likely to be expensive, Latour produced one of its best third wines ever. The wine simply labeled Pauillac* exudes forest fresh aromas, brambly fruit and a slight hint of ripe green pepper – just enough to add complexity. The palate has structure but it also delectably rich. A wine to look out for, when on a budget! 88-90+
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11/27/2020 - TarpStrapMan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Needs time in the decanter. Patience is rewarded. Lots of depth and character. Classic Pauillac flavors.
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6/7/2020 - TXRhoneRanger wrote: 91 Points
Great nose. Still in its youth. Dark garnet. Red currant, blackberry, and licorice. Still tannic on the palate, and still evolving. Classic 2005 vintage Pauillac. Enjoyed with Smoked Tri-Tip. Early maturity to drink with decant.
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12/9/2016 - IvanKrazy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good wine. So different to Les Forts from the same year, lighter on the palate and less intense. I really liked the nose and the long finish.
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5/25/2014 - Dawid Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking very well.
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5/4/2013 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Regular dinner group (@ EM): Beautiful slightly developed bouquet with cassis and some beautiful oak. On the palate cassis, some chocolate and spiciness, elegant acidity, good bitterness and soft tannin with a pleasant bite. Really beautiful wine. Luxurious, but not overly complex. Early maturity now. Will offer great drinking from now until about 2020.
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12/17/2012 - TheEngineer wrote: 90 Points
No change in note, this is still a rather elegant drink despite its third wine brand.
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9/16/2012 - pclin wrote: 87 Points
375ml bottle. Subtle nose. Notes of damped forest floor, black cherry, cassis, and hints of oak. Medium-bodied with sweet and sour tannins. Hints of chocolate at the end. Comparatively, Pauillac 2009 seems to have higher viscosity and better intensity. Good acidity and low alcohol level at 13%. Quite a distant behind Pauillac 2009. Probably still need a couple of years of cellaring. Acidity emerged 4 hrs after uncorked. Hmmmmm... 87-88 pts.
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6/16/2012 - Telly_S wrote: 87 Points
Deep purple colour. Nose was oaky and earthy. Blackcurrant fruity flavour, slightly harsh tannins, long finish.
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1/31/2012 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
Deep purple to the rim. Very bold legs with an exotic plethora of tears. Nose slightly muted for the first hour and then opened into dark chocolate and mocha, vanilla, cream, black fruit, sour cherries. Palate reflected the fruit with smooth mild tannins, minimum acidity but a short dry finish. Wine is too young but approachable. However, somewhat agree with previous notes by others that the fruit was a tad muted on the palate as well. Based upon those notes and mine I Recommend with more time in bottle.
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10/29/2011 - barcud wrote: 84 Points
Decanted two hours, still some purple on the rim. very muted nose with hints of csssis and cinnamo, good entry, but still harsh tannins masking the fruit'////dumb phase
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9/24/2011 - maxime3333 wrote: 91 Points
Bu à l'aveugle. Nez chocolaté, fruit, nez d'un vin sérieux!
Bouche veloutée, ample, mais aussi tout à fait délicate. Le fruit est très bien intégré, finale vanillée. Très intéressant.
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9/9/2011 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Vertical of 15 vintages Latour followed by a 3* Michelin dinner and 11 magnums. (@ the Librije in Zwolle, Netherlands.): Classical bouquet with cassis, dark cherries and cigar box. On the palate the same impressions with round, still firm tannin. Already lovely, but the wine is still very youthful. Will probably show even more around 2015 and will still drink nicely around 2020.
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7/23/2011 - JonnyDS wrote: 91 Points
So I figured I'd open this one up with a great ribeye and better company (wife). Held onto this Pauillac for a year and cellartracker was begging me to open it up because it is the right time.
Well decanted through a vinturi and left for 2 hours. As this is supposed to be a grand wine but previous reviews said it was muted I figured I'd allow this as much time to breathe as possible.
The aromas from this was fantastic. Not muted at all. Cherries cassis. Excellent.
So far so good. Now for a taste. MUTED. ???? Very muted. The aroma didn't match the taste. Huh? Sheesh. Don't get me wrong it was good. Even potentially great. But for the price I wanted and hoped for spectacular. I didn't get it.
At least I had the opportunity to taste a wine from one of the premier makers in the business. I'm happy for that. Back to the drawing board in pursuit of something phenomenal.
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4/5/2011 - Gob wrote: 87 Points
Muted nose of cherry and dark fruits,..Earth, Vanilla, mocha, cherry, red fruit on the palate, Tannins rounding, making it approachable, but overpriced in my view
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8/15/2010 - jcomm wrote: 82 Points
Nose is rather mute at this stage. With 2 hours of decanting, there are some hints of cherries, wood and chocolate.
This is quite a bruiser on the taste buds, quite tannic and disjointed. Ample & grippy tannins, too harsh and sandy presently. FInish is OK.
Might improve in a few years but way too expensive for the quality in my glass....a major PAZZ!!!
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8/15/2010 - Opusone99 wrote: 92 Points
Titre 13%. Robe foncée. Nez relativement fermé, mais tout de même une belle présence de fruits rouges et épices fins. En bouche, c'est tissé serré, mais assez accessible, beau boisé, bel équilibre, la matière y est, tannins n'accrochent pas trop. Belle richesse et superbe ensemble. Du même calibre que Carruades de Lafite 2006. 92-93.
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7/31/2010 - TheEngineer wrote: 90 Points
This is a rather large wine, for a third wine. Ripe, smooth mouth texture, good finical. Opened up after a few hours in the bottle so could have probably decanted first.
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4/13/2010 - noppakit s. wrote: 93 Points
I'm following on tasting this wine since 2000 vintage. A stunning effort !!!
When compare with Les Forts de Latour 2005, this is more open and delicious, firm structure and compact, powerful aftertaste. Nice nose of blackcurrent, hints of 1995 Latour's typical scent. Seductive wine !!!
This truly petit Ch. Latour shows the great charecter of vintage 2005.
Drink now - 2019
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1/1/2010 - barcud wrote: 90 Points
a massive wine, portlike appearance, viscous, a classic complex but reserved nose, amouthful of such ripe fruit, drinking now but in a few years..superb and thats the third wine of Latour..what will the Grand Vin be like?
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4/10/2006 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 90 Points
BORDEAUX 2005 / Cabernet rules; 4/5/2006-4/10/2006 (Bordeaux): Because even the second wine is likely to be expensive, Latour produced one of its best third wines ever. The wine simply labeled Pauillac* exudes forest fresh aromas, brambly fruit and a slight hint of ripe green pepper – just enough to add complexity. The palate has structure but it also delectably rich. A wine to look out for, when on a budget! 88-90+
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