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Chateau Latour, Pauillac, 2003

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Latour
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A First Growth from a famously hot, ripe vintage, now fully mature and ready to drink. Chateau Latour sits at the southern tip of Pauillac, its core vineyard the gravel-rich Enclos overlooking the Gironde, and its Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant grand vin is built for the long haul. The torrid 2003 summer pushed Latour toward an unusually plush, generous style for the estate, with the deep concentration the year delivered but tempered by Latour's signature backbone. After two decades it has shed its youthful grip and entered its drinking window. Decant and give it a special occasion.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2003 Latour is a wine that I have tasted many times, even buying some en primeur. Now it is reaching 20 years, and like other 2003s, I am beginning to think that even the best wines in the early days are starting to fall short of expectations. That is not to say it is a bad wine by any means. With layers of black fruit on the nose and hints of cedar, white pepper and aniseed, it is pretty burly aromatically and opens nicely with 20-30 minutes in the glass. The palate is structured and assertive, with grippy tannins and plenty of tobacco-infused black fruit. However, compared to other vintages, there is something just a bit "static" about this First Growth, an immovable object. Moreover, the longer I remain in its presence, it seems a little removed from a typical Latour as if the imprimatur of the growing season is beginning to influence the wine more than the terroir. I've scored this wine high in the past, but it's a complex wine to really love at the moment. Tasted at Medlar restaurant." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

100 points

"2003 was one of the hottest, earliest Bordeaux vintages ever. Some vines suffered from lack of moisture, but old vines and clay subsoil at Enclos saw this vineyard through. The Merlot harvest occurred between September 8 and 13, and the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked between September 22 and 30. The 2003 Latour is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. Six percent of the press wine was added to the final blend. It has a medium to deep garnet-purple color, then wow—it explodes from the glass with bombastic black and blue fruits, followed up by meat, wood smoke, sandalwood and Indian spice accents with underlying floral wafts. The palate is full, rich, velvety, seductive and very long on the finish." —Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Jancis Robinson

19 points

"Magisterial! Immediately profound on the nose, delivering rock-solid classic bordeaux. So lengthy, so refined. A rich tapestry of flavours from the darkest fruits to the most lifted fragrance. And so lengthy!"

Wine Spectator

98 points

"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."

Wine Enthusiast

98 points

"What makes a great Latour is a sense of completeness, of restrained power and of levels of complexity that the other first growths rarely achieve. That's why Latour 2003 is a great wine." —Roger Voss

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Perfect Pairings

Standing rib roast, rack of lamb, dry-aged steak, or game birds. Aged hard cheeses also work with this mature, savory red.

Tasting Profile

Full-bodied and concentrated, with mature cassis, cedar, tobacco and earth. The ripe 2003 fruit has softened; tannins are resolved, the finish long and savory.

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