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1959 Château Latour Grand Vin
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
Label borrowed from 1960
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Community Tasting Notes 149
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WKC Likes this wine: 95 points
April 19, 2024 - Wow this was so fresh on the nose that it belies its age. In perfect condition and very grateful to be able to sample this legend, given bottle variation.
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johnh1001 wrote: 94 points
February 25, 2024 - I have been on an older Latour kick lately so it was fun to revisit this famous vintage. Top shoulder fill from a great looking bottle. Cork soaked through. Dark color, little bricking and a surprisingly small amount of sediment. Drank over four hours. Not much changed during that time. Mature flavors but super youthful. Dark fruit, some smoke, banana oil and tobacco. Deep and super well balanced. Slightly dusty finish. For the money, I prefer the 1955 I had last night. It did not have the depth but it was more open and sweeter than this bottle. But, of course, with wines this old it is a bottle by bottle experience.
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jgh123 Likes this wine: 99 points
January 28, 2024 - Stunning! Great color & fill; minimal sediment. Rich, balanced & lingering. Had alongside a '70 Latour. The '70 was perhaps a little more complex, but didn't quite match the elegance and depth of the '59.
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Francophile1 wrote: flawed
December 1, 2023 - 50th Birthday Bash: 10 Vintage Vertical of Latour: The only corked wine in the bunch. Thankfully, I've had this vintage of Latour before and when it is on, it is ON. Just not tonight.
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Eric wrote: 100 points
September 23, 2023 - Jason's birthday and old Bordeaux (Newcastle, WA): Savory, black currant, meaty, cigar box. Stern and tannic, crazy dark, somehow still not ready. Just textbook cedar, textbook Latour. It was REMARKABLE, as perfect as Latour gets. Unreal.
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By Neal Martin
The Year of Jazz & Wine: 1959 (Nov 2020), 11/1/2020 (link)(Latour Latour (Magnum) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Year of Jazz & Wine: 1959 (Nov 2020), 11/1/2020 (link)(Latour Latour Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
In Excelsis: Château Latour 1887 – 2010 (Jul 2018), 7/18/2018 (link)(Latour Latour Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Bordeaux In Excelsis (Jun 2018), 6/18/2018 (link)(Latour Latour Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2017, Issue #71, Château Latour Bordeaux’s Longest-Lived First Growth(Château Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2017, Issue #68, The Beautifully Ripe 1959 Bordeaux Vintage(Château Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
The Noble Family Latour Collection, 6/2/2012(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
The Historian, 2/2/2012(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
The Cardinal, 9/15/2011(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
55 from '55', 3/5/2010(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/15/2009 (link)(Ch Latour Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Latour at Latour, 12/7/2009(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
50 In Style, 7/24/2009(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
A Week of Golden Cellar Drinking, 11/3/2007(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Cellar Raiding, Hollywood Style, 7/9/2006(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Latour Mouton Retrospectives, 6/30/2006(Chateau Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Top 100 Weekend, Year II, 2005, 11/22/2005(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
DDB and the place to be, 4/22/2005(Latour) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/5/2003 (link)(Ch Latour Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
4/27/2007 (link) 95 points(Château Latour Grand Vin) Mushroom and cherry nose; lovely, youthful, rounded cassis, red fruit, with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1959
- Type Red
- Producer Château Latour
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Grand Vin
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Pauillac
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 9 (1%)
- In Cellars 996 (69%)
- Consumed 429 (30%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
It went very well with the New York strip loin. Roasted lamb would be great too.Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 21 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Latour
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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