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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97.2 pts. and median of 98 pts. in 329 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Cailles on 4/21/2024 & rated 95 points: My first encounter with this legend. Tasted double blind. This bottle was complex, superbly balanced and offered a lot of drinking pleasure, despite still showing young. However, this bottle in this setting didn’t have the je-ne-sais-qua-factor you would expect from a legend and that ultra-classic Latour profile, which in my head usually defines what Bordeaux is or should be. Still, this was a very good wine and has decades to go.
TN: Expressive, intense nose with lots of minerality, red and dark fruit, some minty/eucalyptus notes, hints of tobacco. Elegant, aromatically balanced, inviting. Same flavor profile with more layers of minerality on the palate, as well as some spices. Hardly any tertiary aromas. Quite complex and well-defined. Good attack and great mid-palate weight. Fine, elegant structure with a wall of fine tannins, perfectly integrated medium+ acidity, a fine/melty texture and an overall good balance.
Decanted: decanted for 2h, consumed out of the bottle 2h later. The person bringing the wine said that the wine was better without the decant. (580 views) | | | Tasted by dbenglis on 4/20/2024 & rated 94 points: Initial nose was a bit off putting. I allowed the wine to open up in a decanter for about an hour. The wine just needed to breath. Excellent bottle. Drinking well now. This particular bottle did not have the complexity in the tertiary notes compared to Lafitte of the same year. I realize this observation could be attributed to bottle variability and I also do not have other experiences with this particular vintage. (432 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 3/29/2024 & rated 99 points: blind
Very fresh, still primary notes, in perfect shape. 99-100 (1040 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 2/17/2024 & rated 93 points: A very fine ‘82 Bordeaux but does not reach the usual heights of this contender for wine of the vintage. Nevertheless it is softly fragrant. Very mature. Not as ripe or classic as it can be. Possibly suboptimal storage at some point although the bottle looked good with a neck joint level and good color. (1576 views) | | | Tasted by bordeauxmartini on 2/16/2024 & rated 100 points: Magical wine and a dream to try arguably the greatest wine from a mythical vintage. Still full of life. Black fruit and some tertiary characteristics. It has everything and will go on for another 50 years. If you can get your hands on a perfectly stored bottle, don’t miss this. (1333 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 1/21/2024 & rated 94 points: Very good but more angular than other recent bottles (1868 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 1/19/2024 & rated 99 points: not blind
For me close to his peak. Still black currant but in the same way some secondary and tertiary aromas. No hurry. With Cheval Blanc my favourite 82. 99 (1796 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 12/24/2023 & rated 98 points: Another brilliant bottle. Even more youthful than the last couple I had (1774 views) | | | Tasted by sdr on 12/23/2023 & rated 97 points: I was concerned this bottle, a recent purchase from K&L Auction, was fake. The low-mid neck fill was (barely) believable. But the capsule was so bright and clean it looked like it was placed yesterday. The label too was very clean. The cork came out easily and firmly in one piece and was saturated to about one fourth yet was stamped correctly. But on tasting there was no doubt that this was simply a fabulously well preserved bottle with the tell-tale gravely fragrance and firm and juicy black fruit with a hint of fresh thyme that is Latour. Clearly at its majestic peak from perfectly stored bottles such as this. (1369 views) | | | Tasted by DWStyle on 12/20/2023 & rated 98 points: Drank with JF & GG at Californos. Best bottle of 3. Really opened up with an hour decant. In perfect condition and really drinking beautifully. Has several decades of potential. Probably slighted it a point… maybe a 99! (1512 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 12/1/2023: 50th Birthday Bash: 10 Vintage Vertical of Latour: This bottle was certified ex-Chateau release and released in 2022. Therefore, it had perfect provenance. This was clearly my #2 WOTN only behind the 1945. Unbelievable nose of utter goodness. This tastes like a 10 year old Latour, not a 40 year old Latour. It is a tightly wound ball of energy that explodes in the glass all the way through the persistent veracious finish. My fourth time tasting this vintage of Latour and thankfully 2nd time this year alone. This is a wine for the ages. (1538 views) | | | Tasted by tcarter on 10/28/2023 & rated 97 points: Ojai Food + Wine Festival; 10/26/2023-10/29/2023 (Ojai Valley Inn): WOW. This is what great aged Bordeaux should taste like. (1991 views) | | | Tasted by oleksarewa on 10/14/2023 & rated 96 points: What a beautiful nose on a beautiful wine! Floral and vibrant, couldn’t tell was in bottle for 41 years. Wine began to come on to its own after 4 hours. Would have wanted to decant and taste throughout day! Forest floor and earth beginning to come out. Drinking well now but still has years to go! (1913 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 9/29/2023 & rated 98 points: Nothing more to add to the enormous body of notes on this wine. I have had it 4x in the last month and it’s remarkable. Everything you would imagine from a perfectly mature Bordeaux. (2090 views) | | | Tasted by randyjc on 9/21/2023 & rated 98 points: What a lovely experience. We had saved this bottle to drink for a special occasion and it turned out that drinking it was the special occasion - in celebration of many good things.
The wine appears mature but not four decades. A bit of orangeish around the rim - not clean and clear, somewhat translucent but with a dark core carrying uniform coloring. Truly gorgeous.
The nose is compelling. The minerality comes across as Hawaiian red dirt. Then that gives way fairly quickly to menthol, spicy fruit compote, then a bright red fruit smell. Cherry or currant it seems. Sweet red fruit, whatever it is. Finally, after staying with it for a while there’s a compelling earthiness with a bit of cedar. Amazingly, the red fruit remains all the way to the end and lingers. One of those wines you really want to drink but don’t want to because it smells so good.
Now it’s time to taste. A very manly, masculine wine - assertive and even muscular but regal, with exceptional depth and concentration. The tannins are initially surprising - assertive at age 41. The mouth is somewhat calm, with plush red currant and cherry and a compelling sensuality but then, after swallowing, the wine just blows up. Bright red cherry and quince. A lack of sweetness with the finest tannins I’ve ever experienced. The fruit and cedar, along with fine tannins, carries this wine through a 60 second plus finish which is truly incredible.
When you get way down toward the end, two tertiary characteristics become prominent - pipe tobacco and tar. The most compelling thing on the finish is this gorgeous black tarriness. The entire experience was described best by my friend who said, in her perfect female way, “this wine is like a slow, close dance.” Indeed. (2086 views) | | | Tasted by chavehound1986 on 9/13/2023: Incredible wine. Still very young with a lot of years ahead of it. Nose not overly expressive but rather refined and elegant. Typical Pauillac. Signature Bordeaux. (1898 views) | | | Tasted by Winesellar on 9/7/2023 & rated 100 points: Out of the thousands of Bordeaux wine I have had, the 1982 Latour stands as one of the best I have had. Taking 3-5 hours to open up, and then holding until the next day, this wine will continue to evolve throughout my lifetime. A glorious drink, a privilege. (1718 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/5/2023 & rated 100 points: A spell-binding example of the most, consistently stunning wine from the legendary 82 vintage. Everything here is on target, in-place and balanced. There is a wall of ripe, regal, powerful, black and red fruits with a stately air of refinement and aristocracy that coat and fill your palate, leaving with a seamless, 60-second, plus finish. Drink from 2023-2060. (3018 views) | | | Tasted by DWStyle on 7/27/2023 & rated 97 points: Pulled the cork and slo-iced in the bottle for 21/2 hrs.. Slight bricking on the rim, core is dark burgundy color .
Nose of old Bdx and cedar aromas, slight TCA smell but it blew off with time. Sweet red and blue fruit flavors. Wine has a light mouth feel, good fruit sweetness on the finish and has persistent length. (1985 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 6/5/2023 & rated 96 points: Most vibrant and energetic 82 Latour I had from an owc. Very good. (2729 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 6/2/2023 & rated 95 points: In 3L format. Layered and red fruit. Drinking incredibly well. (2336 views) | | | Tasted by fclarity on 5/22/2023 & rated 95 points: Tasted blind, this win had a deep red center with red/orange rims. The medium+ intensity nose developed with air to show gravel, black cherries, plums, and some maple syrup.
In the mouth, this wine was ripe with beautiful balance, light tanin, and a long, serious finish.
While starting to drink well, this showed the potential to continued to develop over the next 10+ years. It should add a couple points with time. (2237 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 5/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Some Bordeaux (Chicago, IL): Of the 1982s, this showed the youngest and freshest. A very muscular profile, with a good core of fruit underpinning the structure. Impressive freshness for a 1982; it feels like this actually improved in the glass, and well-kept bottles of this should still be able to benefit from cellar time. (3028 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 5/18/2023 & rated 95 points: Top Mid-Aged Bordeaux ("Chateau La Grange" - La Grange IL): In 1982 flight, this was the obvious star. Black cherry, currant, and plum with traces of liqueur, roasted meat, and cedar. Wonderfully complex and elegant. (2818 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 4/16/2023 & rated 97 points: (Blind tasting)
Full, mature and immediately evident Pauillac-like nose. Sweet, succulent and at the same time cool black currant. Savoury notes of herbs. Cedar and sweet tobacco. Multi-layered. But - a disturbing, old-school, brett character detracts.
Medium-fullish, fullish palate. Mature and mighty. Very balanced. Surprisingly elegant. Very polished. Long, long finish and freshness. Ripe, dense black currant fruit. Cedar, sweet tobacco and barnyard (brett).
A privilege to taste such a legendary wine. The maturity is perfect, the structure is perfect, but the strong old-school brett character detracts and subtracts a point or two in my book. (1329 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Bordeaux 1982 revisited (8/26/2023)
(Château Latour, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 1982 horizontal (5/28/2023)
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JancisRobinson.com (9/21/2020)
(Ch Latour Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Alistair Cooper MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/26/2020)
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View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday
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JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar #5 & Misc New Releases (3/27/2019)
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Vinous, In Excelsis: Château Latour 1887 – 2010 (Jul 2018) (7/18/2018)
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2017, Issue #71, Château Latour Bordeaux’s Longest-Lived First Growth
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Decanter, Decanter.com tastings (10/11/2016)
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Vinous, Cellar Favorite: 1982 Château Latour (Mar 2016) (3/1/2016)
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Vinous, Vinous Table: Rusty Staub Charity Dinner, New York (Dec 2015) (12/1/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (11/29/2013)
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Vintage Tastings, 1982 Bordeaux in Hong Kong (5/31/2012)
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JancisRobinson.com (12/12/2011)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/15/2010)
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Vintage Tastings, From the East (9/16/2010)
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Vintage Tastings, Latour at Latour (12/7/2009)
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Vintage Tastings, Wolfgang in Hong Kong (10/9/2008)
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Vintage Tastings, 1982 Bordeaux Retrospective at Age 25 (5/20/2007)
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Vintage Tastings, Mt. Sinai Benefit (3/9/2007)
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Vintage Tastings, Latour Mouton Retrospectives (6/30/2006)
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Vintage Tastings, Petrus and La Tache (12/9/2005)
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Vintage Tastings, Hanging with Mr. Parker and Mr. Squires in Baltimore and D.C (2/21/2005)
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Vintage Tastings, Dom Perignon, 12 Angry Men, Auction Lunch and a Holiday Party (12/13/2004)
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Vinous, July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103
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Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)
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RJonWine.com (10/25/2003)
(Château Latour Grand Vin) Chateau Latour Vertical with Robert Parker and Latour's Frederic Engerer: Subtle cedar and coffee nose; lovely, graceful, sandalwood palate, still high in acid, with resolved tannins; long finish 97 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (3/20/2003)
(Château Latour Grand Vin) 1982 Bordeaux Tasting - 1st Growths & Super Seconds (Los Angeles, California): Minty, youthful, herbal nose; gorgeous, elegant, well-structured, cedar, cassis palate that adds coffee flavors with time and the glass; long finish, showing a little menthol 96 points |
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| Château Latour Producer website – Read more about Chateau Latour
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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
Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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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.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac 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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