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1995 Château Latour Grand Vin |
| Vintage | 1995 |  Label 1 of 41   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Latour (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | Grand Vin | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 34 notes) | |
| Tasted by beezer6 on 1/6/2010 & rated 96 points: Taste at Elysian. A brooding tour de force in wine making. This is a massive dark dark effort by this chateau. Black licorice, graphite, pencil shavings, cigar box and black volcanic rock dominate the nose. With each whiff I get more subtle flavors shining through. The palate is full throttle with excellent grip. Still a baby, this wine shows tremendous potential for ageing. A liqueur of blackberries, the finish goes on and on. Masculine, pure and clean aromas and flavors make this a classic bottling from Latour. Completely shouting first growth Bordeaux all the way home, this should age effortlessly for another 20 years. (686 views) | |
| Tasted by pjaines on 12/28/2009: This show its pedigree straight from the off - deep fruit that is a little bit overpowered by the tannins at the moment - very high quality but needs to be left alone for another 5 years. Pretty steller stuff. (792 views) | |
| Tasted by kingkanu on 12/21/2009 & rated 92 points: The Colonel's Xmas Party (The Hide, London Bridge, London, UK): So much more restrained than the Mouton, even reserved, slightly darker in the glass but with a more noticeable clear rim, the nose had far more cedar and wood, a bit more savoury, firm grip, the tannins weren't as integrated as the Mouton, for 2 wines that are near enough neighbours and were born a day apart (as the colonel told us) the difference was huge and this wine needs a lot more time or a good decant to be more approachable now but the quality was evident (979 views) | |
| Tasted by MatthewF on 12/3/2009: Popped and poured. Powerful red currant and cherry nose with tobacco leaf, graphite, and cedar. Red fruit on the palate as well with a huge mineral backbone. A lasting finish. Still very tannic, but quite drinkable. (1204 views) | |
| Tasted by YQUEM91 on 10/27/2009 & rated 98 points: (1464 views) | |
| Tasted by jmd60611 on 10/24/2009 & rated 94 points: Ruby red and still full of bright fresh fruit...the first two hours were wonderful with this wine but after it seemed to let itself go...Rich, beautifully structured wine though (1904 views) | |
| Tasted by ews3 on 10/22/2009 & rated 93 points: 2009 Wine Spectator NYWE Grand Tasting (Marriott Marquis, Times Square, NYC): licorice, anise, graphite, earth, mint. long finish is a bit sour. (1871 views) | |
| Tasted by bhalljr on 7/11/2009 & rated 92 points: I must say that older Caymus SS wines are simply incredible. This was tasted against a 1995 Chateau Latour and a 2003 Teachworth Rattlesnake Ridge Cab, and the Caymus won hands down. Even a couple of the management stopped to compare the two (Caymus and Latour) thinking the Latour would win easily, however, they couldn't believe the Caymus smelled and tasted better. I'm not sure whether or not the Latour was in an awkward phase but it didn't have the beautiful boquet I was expecting. The Caymus had a very pleasant nose that changed over the course to a minty smell. The Caymus did have somewhat of an earthy aftertaste similar to the Latour. The Teachworth smelled of blueberries and smooth for only a 6 year old wine. We could definitely tell the fruit forwardness of the Teachworth compared to the Caymus and Latour. I highly recommend stacking up with older vintages of Caymus SS. What a treat! (2703 views) | |
| Tasted by La Turque on 6/4/2009: At the Spoke Club. This was the Group's clear favourite - against an impressive line-up. Rankings in order: 1995 Latour, 1997 Phelps Insignia, 1999 Henry of Pelham Cabernet/Merlot, 1995 Haut Brion, 1995 Mouton, 1997 Chateau Montelena Cab, 1996 Chateau Margaux, 1996 Dunn Howell Mountain, 1995 Philip Togni Cab, 1992 Beringer Private Reserve. The 95 Latour is an immense, although very well balanced and impressive wine. Classig Pauillac nose, lots of fruit, lovely length; needs time for the tannins to integrate. Try again in 5 years. (3032 views) | |
| Tasted by ewsb on 5/9/2009 & rated 95 points: Strong enticing bouquet and aromas compared to the 1990 and 1996. (3312 views) | |
| Tasted by La Turque on 3/3/2009 & rated 93 points: Winos event chez moi on March 3, 2009. Impressive line-up of wines - theme was Bordeaux style wines rated 95 or better by Robert Parker. In order of favourite to least favourite: 1990 Chateau L'Angelus (my rating - 99), 1990 Chateau Montrose (my rating - 98), 1994 Dominus (my rating - 96), 2003 Chateau Leoville Poyferre (my rating - 95), 1995 Chateau Latour (my rating - 93), 1986 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (my rating - 91). This needs a good 5 years. (3705 views) | |
| Tasted by bhalljr on 2/27/2009 & rated 97 points: Amazing bottle and wine. I had the '89 Margaux a couple of weeks ago for Valentine's, the '83 Margaux right before New Year's and this bottle was the best of the 3. It was so smooth with the lead and tobacco smells that turned somewhat floral with an unbelievable finish. I was surprised it was so approachable. Decanted for about an hour and consumed over the next 2.5 hours. I can get spoiled drinking this wine. Have yet to try a Lafite to compare the Big 3. Right now, the '95 Latour has a slight lead over the '83 Margaux. (3686 views) | |
| Tasted by noppakit s. on 1/17/2009 & rated 96 points: Blind-tasted. Very strong Mouton-scent's captured.The texture is like 100/100 wine. The structure is wonderful great and the finish reminds of Mouton 1982. So I said Mouton 1986 but oh ! Latour...how come ? I was wrong again. Something's telling me....( Like my 1st time with Latour 1995 )....I must buy it more. Drink now - 2040 (3965 views) | |
| Tasted by loverboy on 1/17/2009 & rated 94 points: Bithday Party at Prayote's House: Deep ruby red with cream vanilla , black and red fruits mixed. Very rough tannin. (3770 views) | |
| Tasted by Margauxguy on 1/11/2009 & rated 96 points: (2948 views) | |
| Tasted by pjaines on 12/25/2008: Raiding the in-laws cellar - Christmas in France 2008; 12/24/2008-12/29/2008 (Lille, France): Jeez - talk about a labour of love. Opened for christmas day lunch and there was NOTHING on the nose. After much swirling and pontificating we decanted the rest and left it for 8 hours. The result? A faint whiff of class, delicate whisps of cassis, earth, minerals. I would be doing my nut if I had spent £400 on a bottle like this. In the mouth this isn't giving up much at all. As someone said, we may as well be drinking water. A strange bottle, and this followed on from a bottle of 94 Pichon Baron with exactly the same problem. Not my first experience of a 95 Latour like this. After an experience like this you wonder why people bother paying stupid money for something that may or may not provide a couple of hours of frustration or gratification. Poor considering the price. Thanks for ruining my Christmas Chateau Latour. (3828 views) | |
| Tasted by Roland Knecht on 12/24/2008 & rated 97 points: (2930 views) | |
| Tasted by peblin on 12/16/2008 & rated 95 points: Systembolaget Superpremium (Vinkällarbolaget): Bright, concentrated, brick color. "Transparent" compared to Petrus/Masseto. Huge nose of sweat, iron, mineral, roses, stables, blood, mature cheese and maturity with leather, tobacco and cedar. And a complex layer of fruit as the foundation. Also hints of herbs, oak and beautiful roasted notes. Relatively low acidity, still potent but smooth, integrated tannins. A pleasant, somewhat bitter long finish. (3997 views) | |
| Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 12/12/2008 & rated 94 points: Surprisingly drinkable and accessible. Yes, it's still very tannic but the tannin has that fine-knit, cashmere luxuriousness to it. The fruit underneath is every bit as supple, mild red berries with some blacker scorchings, restrained in the mold of old-school claret -- a beautiful example of what I love about this vintage. (3999 views) | |
| Tasted by mathwonk on 10/25/2008: My wife and I enjoyed a 1995 latour for our anniversary last year. We brought it a couple hours early to the restaurant for opening, and it was ready to drink, light and delicious with our meal. It disappeared so fast I have few detailed memories of it. It was one of those wines whose recommendation was that we too quickly drank it all. My impression was that while light flavorful and delicious, with no flaws at all, the sort of wine I wish I had an endless supply of, nonetheless it was overpriced and was nowhere near as impressive as the 1970 latour we drank together in 1981. That wine was the most deeply thought provoking drinking experience I have ever had, with the impact of a controlled substance rather than a mere beverage. Neither sweet nor rich, but penetrating and interesting, so that I was moved to go off by myself and enjoy it in solitude. Does Bordeaux still produce such wine, or have the marketers and critics destroyed this class of wine forever? I regret to note from reading here that the 1970's have mostly not survived intact today well enough for me to recommend it now, but if you know what I mean from past experience please suggest something comparable to me available today. (3942 views) | |
| Tasted by noppakit s. on 7/5/2008 & rated 96 points: Unbelievable!!! it can be drunk beautifully now. The layers of scents, mild cassis, cedar, red fruits, earth, leather, etc...every scent is delicate and soft, deep and nice clean. Almost full-bodied with a great texture, complex and balance, the acidity is not too low, the tannin is so fine. Moreover the aftertaste is killin' me...dyin' inside.... Cloning of 1966, very gentle lady but more stronger, the finish is very long and deep impact, full-filled all my desire. Really nice indeed. It's not good but it's great...absolutely great !!! Drink now - 2040...............96-97/100................If I could, you know I would...if I could I would...change all my Latour to buy the 1995 only. The Happiness you can drink !!! . . . . ps. If you like an elegant-side of Latour. Highly recommended. (4296 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 6/8/2008 & rated 93 points: Commanderie de Bordeaux: This is the second time I've had this wine in the past six months, and while this bottle tasted more open than the one from December, it still has many years to go before we're ready for prime-time drinking. Still pretty much an impenetrable dark purple color, turning a big lighter towards the edge. Not offering much up on the nose; some vigorous airing yielded notes of cassis, walnuts, leather and earth. On the palate this is very full-bodied and rich, although the strucute of the wine is very noticeable at present. Very tannic, but this has oodles of fruit; I wouldn't open a bottle before 2015. (4388 views) | |
| Tasted by Claudio161 on 2/1/2008 & rated 90 points: Hart Davis Hart Wine Co Comparative Bordeaux Tasting Vintages 1995 & 1996 (Newberry Library, Chicago IL): NOTE: I was told later on in the tasting that I may have had a taste from an 'off bottle'. So please use this as a caveat when reviewing my notes. I found this wine to be still tight, very powerful, and a very long finish. On the flip side, I found it to be stark and tough. Sort died on the finish. IMO this wine is STILL too young to drink. This is a wine made for the ages and just needs more time. I am sure that it will be improved at a later date. (5030 views) | |
| Tasted by Kdawg on 2/1/2008 & rated 91 points: HDH 95/96 Comparative Tasting (Newberry Library, Chicago IL): nose: real nice nose filled with black licorice, vanilla, and cassis while also giving floral notes and bits of woody notes taste: real nice and sweet with red fruit, vanilla, and cassis dancing on the palate overall: a bit dissapointing as it dies a bit on the palate. It has everything that needs to be there for a great wine, but then gives up on you. it's still an excellent wine and few wines could still pull off being of high quality with some of the flaws it has. hopefully this one will come around with more time (5083 views) | |
| Tasted by winefool on 11/30/2007 & rated 94 points: Dinner at Custom House (Custom House): Opaque black purple. Huge black fruit pencil lead cedar nose. Quintessential Paulliac. Lovely black sweet fruit and graphite on the palate. This was a much more open example than the last I had. 94-95 pts. (5034 views) | |
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| Producer website Classification: Premier Grand Cru Classé (First Growth) from the 1855 Bordeaux Classification Owner: François Pinault since 1993 Manager: Frédéric Engerer Address: 33250 Pauillac Telephone: +33 5 56 73 19 80 Visits: By appointment only Monday to Friday, except on French public holidays, from 8.30 AM to 12.30 PM and from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM Vineyard: 78 hectares with the grand vin made exclusively from the 47 hectare l'Enclos vineyard surrounding the Château Soil: Ancient Günzian gravel Varietals: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot and 1% Petite Verdot Density: 10,000 vines/hectare Average Vine Age: 50 years Average Yield: 45-50 hectoliters/hectare Harvest: By hand, 100% destemmed Fermentation: 3 weeks in temperature controlled stainless steel vats with malolatics occuring in vats Ageing: 100% new oak for 18 months Racking: Every 3 months and fined with egg whites the winter before bottling Average Production: 180,000 bottles (55% of total) Second Wine: Les Forts de Latour Third Wine: Pauillac About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous. The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage. With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth. Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer. Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936) In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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