Château Latour – Pauillac Premier Cru Classé: power, nobility, and legendary aging

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Pauillac – Médoc, Bordeaux

Château Latour: A Pauillac Legend of Precision and Longevity

An undisputed symbol of Bordeaux excellence, Château Latour reigns over Pauillac with its distinctive power and an unrivalled standard of precision. Owned by Artémis Domaines (Pinault family) since the 1990s, the estate is led by Frédéric Engerer (CEO) and Hélène Génin (Technical Director), supported by a dedicated team focused on expressing the unique character of the Enclos vineyard.

Terroir & Grape Composition

The vineyard extends over 78 hectares, of which 47 hectares form the Enclos — the historic heart reserved for the Grand Vin. This plateau of deep gravel resting on a clay-limestone subsoil is an exceptional terroir, perfectly suited to Cabernet Sauvignon, the dominant grape of Pauillac.

Grape variety	Proportion
Cabernet Sauvignon	75–80 %
Merlot	15–20 %
Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot	1–5 %

Philosophy & Winemaking

Château Latour practices highly demanding sustainable viticulture with a surgical level of parcel-by-parcel precision. Grapes are rigorously sorted, vinified separately according to their origin and maturity, then aged for up to 20 months in new French oak barrels for the Grand Vin.

This pursuit of excellence aims for maximum purity, perfect concentration, and legendary longevity. Les Forts de Latour and Pauillac de Latour receive the same meticulous care, each expressing a unique facet of this mythical terroir.

Signature cuvées

Château Latour (Grand Vin)
Produced exclusively from vines in the Enclos, this iconic wine combines concentration, mineral tension, noble tannins, and extraordinary depth. In great vintages, its ageing potential often exceeds 50 years.

Les Forts de Latour (Second Wine)
A structured, precise wine with pure fruit and a distinctive Latour identity.

Pauillac de Latour (Third Wine)
More approachable in its youth, it captures the freshness and precision of the house style.

Style & Tasting Profile

Château Latour is defined by its architectural precision, saline tension, and unique aromatic intensity. With age, the wines develop extraordinary complexity — graphite, cedar, ripe cassis, leather, and spice — while retaining a remarkable sense of structure and balance.

Technical sheet

Characteristics	Details
Classification	Premier Grand Cru Classé (1855)
Vineyard area in production	65 ha
Grape composition	75 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot, 4 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot
Second wine	Les Forts de Latour (approx. 140,000 bottles)
Planting density	10,000 vines/ha
Average vine age	40 years
Cellaring potential	15 to 50 years
Great vintages	2010, 2009, 2005, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1982, 1966, 1961, 1959, 1949, 1899