Château Latour 1988

Tasting notes

Wine Advocate-Parker :
"(...) 1988 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. A bouquet of melted tar, plums, black currants, cedar, and underbrush is followed by a sweet entry, with medium to full body, excellent ripeness, and mature tannin. It is a classic, elegant Latour with more meaty, vegetable-like flavors than are found in a riper year, such as 1989 and 1990. The 1988 has just begun to enter its plateau of maturity, (...)"

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INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE ESTATE

The vineyard of Château Latour, created about 1680, is one of the oldest in Médoc.

The heart of the vienyard, called the "enclos", is composed of 47 hectares of old vines produces the "grand vin". The 18 hectares outside the enclos, yourg vines less than 10 years old are produced for the estate's second label, "les forts de Latour.

Production : 175'000 bottles;

Surface : 65 ha ;

Wine variety : 75% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, 1% petit verdot;

Plantation density: 10'000 vines/ha

Age of the vines: 40 years

Second wineLes forts de Latour (140'000 bottles)

Best vintages : 2010, 2009, 2005, 2003, 2000, 1996, 1982, 1966, 1961, 1959, 1949, 1899.

Data sheet

  • Color red
  • Country Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • Classement First Growth in 1855 (Bordeaux)
  • Vintage 1988
  • Rating Stephen Tanzer : 91 /100
  • Level IN
  • Peak: until 2025
  • Size Bottle (0.75 l)

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