Chateau Latour2003
RED WINE

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Producer Chateau Latour
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
UPC 0 15643 59820 3

Reviews

Wine Advocate 100

Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is "the sexiest Latour ever made." He also described it as "the 1990 without any brettanomyces." I loved this wine from the barrel and was fortunate enough to be able to purchase a small quantity, enjoying every bottle I have had. A profound example of Chateau Latour, the full-bodied, opulent 2003 is already performing well at age eleven, which is somewhat atypical. The pH is a relatively high 3.8, which also indicates low acidity. The wine is very ripe, but not over-ripe, offers great freshness, and lots of creme de cassis and camphor as well as hints of blackberries and chocolate. Dense, thick and unctuously textured, this staggering Latour is undeniably the most sumptuous, opulent wine made here since the 1982 or 1961. Drink it over the next two decades

by RP, Wine Advocate , 2014

Wine Spectator 98

Intense aromas of blackberry, licorice, currant and mineral. Full-bodied, with very well-integrated tannins and a long, long finish. Very refined and beautiful. Goes on for minutes. This reminds me of the fabulous 1996. But even better. Best after 2012.

by JS, Wine Spectator , 2006

Technical Details

Vintage

After a very wet autumn, the beginning of 2003 was particularly dry and there was a rainfall deficit from January to the end ofJune. Throughout the summer, and despite exceptional temperatures (between 35 and 40 Celisus), the vineyard did not suffer as much as might have been feared because there was fairly regular rain in the form of thunderstorms. In August, temperatures were still very high and the vines, which were already suffering from the exceptional conditions, experienced severe water stress. The foliage, structure of the bunches and the grapes themselves showed significant withering. 1he vines in the Enclos resisted the severely limited water supply thanks to the clay subsoil. Two storms at the end of August finally relaunched the vines metabolic.