2011 Château Latour Grand Vin

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  4/14/2024 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Kleur: Diep robijnrood. Aroma / bouquet: Ook na decanteren blijft deze grootsheid in een soort winterslaap. Aangenaam, halfgesloten bouquet met subtiel tertiaire tonen. Smaak / Afdronk: In de mond nog serieus vitaal en jeugdig. Aangename zuurgraad, mondvullend en geconcentreerd maar in dit stadium nog met een vooral sluimerende complexiteit. Verfijnde tannines. Maar in dit stadium nog te jeugdig, vooral in relatie met de al wel wat tertiaire neus. Algemeen / potentieel: In potentie een grootste wijn. Maar op dit moment OP ZEKER nog niet. Decanteren helpt, maar geduld helpt NOG meer! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 15 + Algemeen / potentieel: 10 = 91/100
  
  Colour: Deep ruby red. Aroma / bouquet: Even after decanting, this greatness remains in a kind of hibernation. Pleasant, semi-closed bouquet with subtle tertiary notes. Taste / Aftertaste: Still seriously vital and youthful in the mouth. Pleasant acidity, mouth-filling and concentrated, but at this stage still with a mainly dormant complexity. Refined tannins. But still too youthful at this stage, especially in relation to the somewhat tertiary nose. General / potential: Potentially a greatest wine. But DEFINITELY not at this point. Decanting helps, but patience helps EVEN more! 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Aftertaste: 15 + General / potential: 10 = 91/100

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  3/9/2024 - astrid@vdbmc.nl Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Mooi rond, zacht. Wel decanteren

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  7/29/2023 - benjamin96 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  C'est Big et jeune, meme avec de la carafe. Au nez, la Liqueur de cerise remplit la bouche. En bouche c'est plus civilisé, avec une enorme finale. Je croyais un jeune top américain style Opus one. Bu 15 ans trop jeune.

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  9/3/2022 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Slowox for 8 hours. High tone rose petals, mint, bellpepper, prominent graphite, milk chocolate, tobacco, fresh blackcurrant, blackcherry. All mingling well with the sweet cedary wood and leather, earthy background.
  
  Medium body, palate is fresh, docused, precise and layered. Gradually diffusing on mid palate flavours of pencil shaving, savoury earth, bit of undergrowth and truffle. Unmistaken First Growth Pauillac. The finish is mesmerizingly long and complex.

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  11/10/2021 - Cailles wrote: 93 Points

  Bordeaux 2011 - 10 Years On - 30 Reds: All tasted blind, not decanted. A few observations: 1) As expected, it's a mediocre vintage with many wines lacking depth and mid palate weight of great vintages. My average score for the reds was 91.3 pts vs group scores at more recent horizontals for 2010 (93.0), 2000 (92.7) and 2009 (93.9). 2) I expected more green/unripe notes and drying tannins but that is not the case (hence the solid 91.3 average). Most wines showed well-made (with only 6 out of 30 reds rated below 90 pts). 3) Left bank (average 91.8 pts) clearly trumps right bank (90.6) thanks to more mid palate substance. 4) Virtually no wine showed a) over extracted and already dying and b) with far too much ripeness. Both 2009/2010 (and 2015/2018) have several wines with these problem. 5) Most wines are in a good drinking window. Although not yet with tertiary complexity, the structure has softened and the wines are open (even without extended decanting). 6) Unfortunately (due to price), the best reds were Le Pin (97+ pts), Margaux (96), Petrus (96) and Mouton (95). 7) Good vintage for Sauternes it seems (we tasted only two) with a surprising Giraud (96 pts) beating a too sweet Yquem (93).
  
  TN: Medium expressive but a bit astringent with lots of minerality and smoke dominating any fruit that might be there on the nose. Much better on the palate which shines bright with superb freshness, fine tannins, harmonious fruit profile consisting mostly of fresh, cool dark and blue fruit. More minerality but not much more other nuances detectable at this stage (Latour usually needs lots of time and probably would have shown better with a proper decant). Today and in this form the wine was not complex enough, not as deep as the Mouton (rated 95 pts) in the next glass but overall quit good. Still, I like the fresh style, the aristocratic feel and would order this off a restaurant list. 92 to 93 pts.

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