2004 Château Latour Grand Vin

Community Tasting Notes (118) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  3/24/2024 - Eric wrote:

  2004 Bordeaux at 20 years courtesy of Mark Taylor; 3/23/2024-3/24/2024 (Atlanta, GA): Shy, dusky, earthy, horse, berry, floral, really intense, seamless, silky, red fruit, a laser, powerful, silky tannins, sneaky. My #2 and the group #3. Incorrectly guessed as Palmer.

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  3/18/2024 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  Tasted double blind. No detailed notes taken. The second time I came across this vintage in a few weeks with consistent results: This Latour is still slightly dormant with lots of classic graphite minerality, a subdued fruit core and some herbal notes. Not overly complex or interesting and still slightly coarse. It will need at least another decade or likely more to reach its peak.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted. I guess, 2-3 hours in the decanter would help the wine to open up more.

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  2/24/2024 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  Bordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts).
  
  TN: The most backward and muted of the three Pauillac first growths. A very shy bouquet, not much expression. On the palate it’s better with dark fruit and lots of minerality at the core. The tannin quality is high, the acidity well-integrated, the texture airy and the wine overall has a very good balance and shows a level of finesse, not many 2004s showed today. Although the Latour is still in a dormant phase, it was still quite enjoyable with a bit of air. 92pts with upside.

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  2/23/2024 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 Points

  Bordeaux 2014, 10-years on tasted blind: One of the encore wines. Despite a double decant, this was still closed, after 20 years. Good density, mineralic but with an austerity that needs to disappear. May be one of these 1986/88 wines that need 30 not 20 years. 92-94

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  2/19/2024 - jmoon Likes this wine: 97 Points

  I completely loved this. Sensational from first pour with no decant, and then delivered seamless joy for the next few hours. Dark rich fruits, beguiling complex fruit, juicy punchy and delicious.

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