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2001 Château Latour Grand Vin |
| Vintage | 2001 |  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 | ||
| UPC Code | 412950111823 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.5 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 33 notes) | |
| Tasted by Hazeo on 1/3/2010 & rated 93 points: Sweet dark cherries, lots of intense graphics smoke, lovely nose with a matching finish. A very powerful and classic pauillac with nice texture, but could be silkier / more seamless to reflect its pedigree. Would love to taste this again in 10 years time, as I'm sure it'll become something even more special ... but in its current young state I'd say an 04 PC would give me the same amount of refinement and pleasure. (829 views) | |
| Tasted by ecnemergut on 12/25/2009 & rated 94 points: Masculine nose of currants, raspberry, and smoke. Quite tannic on the palate with more berry subtle green pepper and strong earthy undertones. Long finish. Will improve for a decade at least! (754 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/14/2009 & rated 97 points: Paris Tasting in Zwolle (De Librije - Zwolle): 2001 Chateâu Latour Grand Vin (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Subtiele, verfijnde neus die zich in geen enkel opzicht aan je opdringt. Veel complexiteit, donker fruit, prachtig geïntegreerd hout. Groen-kruidig, luxueus houtgebruik. Smaak / Afdronk: Prachtig glas, milde entree, sublieme balans, mooie zachte zuren, krachtige maar prachtig gerijpte tannines. Grote finale met heel veel lengte. Algemeen / potentieel: Prachtige wijn, mooi in balans. Klassiek en opvallend 'van een hoog niveau'. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 14 + Smaak / Afdronk: 19 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 97/100 (1458 views) | |
| Tasted by jfl91 on 10/30/2009 & rated 94 points: (1112 views) | |
| Tasted by nakagm01 on 7/30/2009 & rated 96 points: Fantastic bottles. Very good. Decanted for 3 hours before showing up. (2288 views) | |
| Tasted by Wil on 7/5/2009 & rated 95 points: Very expressive nose. Quite masculine and powerful. Impressive finish. Some smoke on the nose. On the second taste, supple, rich, well rounded, explosive finish. Tasted blind. (2562 views) | |
| Tasted by wineshaman on 3/15/2009 & rated 89 points: Decanted for 1.5 hrs. Served blind with leg of lamb, which i would rate in the high 90's. our gracius host served these wines bline, with the 01 caymus special selection(90) and the Hedges red mountain reserve(91). He did not tell us the variatal nor the origin. I was able to pick this as a claret, however was shocked at the the caliber. Incrediable nose that filled the room with floral notes, blue fruits, smoke and terroir (I would rate the nose a(98) and the palate an (82) which was thin, metalic, with mineral notes and a short finish. On the bright positive side the palate seam to improve over the 3+ hrs. it took to consume, suggjesting improvement is in its future. Concenus was #3 in the group. (3533 views) | |
| Tasted by gorm on 11/7/2008 & rated 94 points: Uncorked DK BYO - 85 Cristal Rose, 90 DRC RSV, 90 La Landonne, 82 Mouton and more... (Søllerød Kro): Dark red. Intriguing nose of tobacco, mint, caramel, sour milk and some saltiness from the wood. In the mouth there is lots of dark spicy fruit and great intensity. Give it time. (3830 views) | |
| Tasted by WineForRob on 5/3/2008 & rated 92 points: Wine Spectator Grand Tour (Las Vegas): Better . More earth but not as much. More minerality or graphite but also some fruit. Something I havent really sensed in the 1st growths so far. Plum tobacco and leather with firm acidity and tannins. Did enjoy this. (5289 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 3/8/2008 & rated 93 points: Ruby in color. On the nose, with hint of spicy, balck currant. Vailla, low acidity, leather. Decant 1.5 hour. Slightly sweetness base, strong leather and minerals. Lovely tannic, slightly high acidity. After 3 hours. Fruity, powerful. Generally very elegant. However, good but not really great. (5521 views) | |
| Tasted by Roughl on 2/25/2008 & rated 94 points: Drank side by side Pétrus 1999 (lucky me), and I must admit that I preferred the Latour (although both wines clearly were excellent). I have always loved the 2001's and think they are a bit underrated (for Bordeaux standards). Anyway, this is clearly a 1st growth wine, with indeed lots of coffee, meat, truffle?, nice acidity, still a bit tight. I would love to see how this will taste in 10-15 years. (5814 views) | |
| Tasted by jivey on 9/1/2007 & rated 94 points: Kevin's - Huge style, lots of expresso, dark fruits, leather and that "Latour" terroir. Oddly enough it drank a bit tight and completely closed down an hour later. This wine needs at least 10 years, I have had a number of 01 Bordeaux and they all seem to be drinking nice right now, not this one. (7260 views) | |
| Tasted by kstoddard on 9/1/2007 & rated 93 points: Blackcurrant, blackberry, pencil lead, earth, leather and caramel. Excellent depth and complexity with beautiful acidity. Great structure and power. Still very closed and after about an hour in the glass starting to shut down further. Needs time to come around. 13% alcohol. (7314 views) | |
| Tasted by Alex G on 8/29/2007: Was very pleased to see the condition of the cork was excellent, got it at Costco on the cheap (well if $200 can ever be called a cheap wine) and it's always a worry in the back of my mind. Anyway... A pleasant wine, but quite young and tight. It may be accessible "for Latour" but it is not accessible in the grand scheme of things. Decanted for a couple of hours and it got better, but I would not open another bottle for at least 5 years. Should be quite lovely down the road. I would be very comfortable bargain hunting in the '01 vintage based on this experience. (7276 views) | |
| Tasted by kushned on 5/1/2007 & rated 93 points: Needs time. Good Potential. Taste was slightly shut, hints of lead pencil, fruit,oak, a little spice and earth. Will be great in 10-15 years. (8119 views) | |
| Tasted by mmyette on 1/20/2007 & rated 93 points: Wonderfully complex,, with layers of slate, lead pencil, blackberry, and cedar resin. Finish was long, but the wine was perhaps overly restrained. even after decanting, and time, it wouldn't give. I have to say I did expect more from this great chateau, even in a moderately good year like 01. Drank a Schrader Beckstoffer-Tokalon afterwards, and it was better. (9156 views) | |
| Tasted by J-Sho on 1/17/2007 & rated 93 points: Great wine but probably should have decanted longer or cellared more -- but celebrations aren't always scheduled. Pencil lead and slate on the nose with some subtle dark fruit as it began to open up. Very soft fruit with complexity and medium body on the palate with a lingering finish. Fine tannins. Much softer than I imagined a relatively young bordeaux to be but could imagine another decade of drinkability as the fruit was still a bit closed. Yummy. (9213 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 10/14/2006 & rated 94 points: win's 40th Birthday Party (win's house in The Colony, TX): WIML94,WA95,WS95 Tasted October 14, 2006 at win’s 40th birthday party. Served blind in a Riedel restaurant series Bordeaux wine glass. Bag labeled as “Seminoles”. Dark purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of roasted coffee beans, roasted meat and lots of dark fruits. Flavors of plums, blackberries, currants and minerals. Perfectly balanced and full bodied. Either the 2001 Insignia or the 2001 Latour. Seems new world. Really good either way. COMMENTS: I believe this wine was deanted upwards of 8 hours or more before returning to bottle for the tasting. (10473 views) | |
| Tasted by win on 10/14/2006 & rated 92 points: Blind Birthday Tasting (Win's House - Texas): Initially opened alongside a 2000 Château Haut-Brion. Long cork. The Latour was definitely darker than the Haut-Brion—the Latour was a big wine—lots of deep, brooding aromas emanating, but not a huge amount of fruit showing. Obviously, still closed, but after an hour, more complex, deep fruit aromas were present. After 9 hours in bottle, still somewhat closed....92-96 (Noles) (10299 views) | |
| Tasted by hehlers on 4/11/2006 & rated 96 points: (8835 views) | |
| Tasted by Russell Faulkner on 11/2/2005 & rated 95 points: 2001 Claret Tasting (Vintners' Hall, London): Most muted nose at first, but with a little coaxing it soon opens up, quite concentrated. Rich layers of strong dark fruits, a very fine tuned almost metallic backbone. Excellent (13346 views) | |
| Tasted by winefool on 10/20/2005 & rated 92 points: WS New York Wine Experience Grand Tastings; 10/20/2005-10/21/2005 (Marriott Marquis NYC): Clear full red. Huge big aroma of spicy licorice and black fruit. Nice tight rich red and black fruit on a firm tannic frame. Will definitely benefit from time. (10177 views) | |
| Tasted by duchamp on 9/1/2005 & rated 94 points: Tight, tannic and acidic but backed by complex layers of fruit, tar, cigar box, tea leaf, leather, etc., one for the cellar (10172 views) | |
| Tasted by markfarrell22 on 5/24/2005 & rated 89 points: The nose had leather, spice, with hints of bing cherries. This wine was thick throughout the mouth, with a finish that just keeps pumping through the heat! Ate with filet mignon, potatos, and sauteed mushrooms. (9998 views) | |
| Tasted by Blair Curtis on 1/7/2005 & rated 89 points: Wine Olympics (Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada): Mocha, gorgeous palate presence, but medium finish. (Group = 89.2) (13147 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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