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Awards, Ratings & Reviews
97/100 — Wine Enthusiast · 2004 Vintage · Tasting Date: Jan 2007
“There are tannins, structure and power, but also supreme elegance. The 2004 acidity comes through in the sweet cassis flavors, supported at the back by tannins. Currently, the wine is closed up, losing some of its fresh fruit, but this is a moment in its slow evolution towards a classic Latour.”
96/100 — Jean-Marc Quarin · 2004 Vintage · Tasting Date: Mar 2024 · Drinking Window: 2013–2035
95/100 — Robert Parker The Wine Advocate · 2004 Vintage · Tasting Date: Mar 2017 · Drinking Window: 2020–2045
94/100 — Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider · 2004 Vintage · Tasting Date: Jan 2015
“Surprisingly woodsy, with truffle, cassis, earth, tobacco, cedar chest and blackberry in the developed nose. There is a nice softness to the tannins and fruit. Not yet fully mature, but quite developed for a vintage of Latour at 10 years of age, the wine offers pleasure, refined textures, balance and sweet berries in the finish. Drink now, or wait 5 years for more complexity. 94 Points”
94/100 — Decanter · 2004 Vintage · Tasting Date: Mar 2024 · Drinking Window: 2024–2045
About This Wine
The Origins
Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from “vieilles vignes”, an average of 60 years-old, in the Enclos.
Gravettes, Sarmentier, Pièce de Château... these are the names of some of the finest plots that express the character of the terroir and forge the wine’s identity every year.
The Terroir
The heart of the Enclos is the only terroir that, every year, can produce the depth, elegance and concentration that we expect of the Grand Vin. It is here that the Cabernet Sauvignon (accounting for more than 90% of the blend) can achieve optimal expression in terms of colour, richness and freshness.
Vintage Notes
The 2004 vintage saw the return of a very classic wine with a powerful, fresh, lively style, and a solid, precise structure. Very concentrated fruit is supported by an imposing structure, and already showing great purity and a rare level of energy. The finish is long and very silky, supported by very well-integrated tannins.
About the Producer
Château Latour is one of Bordeaux’s – and the world’s – most famous wine producers. It is situated in the southeast corner of the Pauillac commune on the border of Saint-Julien, in the Médoc region. Rated as a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, it has become one of the most sought-after and expensive wine producers on the planet, and produces powerfully structured Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wines capable of lasting many decades.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2004
- Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Region: Pauillac / Médoc / Bordeaux / France
- Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
- Maturation: Oaked
- Oak Type: Oaked
- Alcohol: 13 - 13.5%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Winemaker: Hélène Genin
- Ownership: Groupe Artémis S.A.
- Closure: Cork
- Drinking Window: 2013–2045
