Vinous Neal Martin 100 points: "The 2016 Latour showed in stunning fashion out of barrel. Bottled in July 2018, it has retained a very deep, almost opaque color. The utterly beguiling bouquet features blackberry, graphite, crushed rose petals and a touch of licorice, though this ebbs with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with such fine tannins that the power and backbone of this Latour are barely registered by the senses. There is bewitching symmetry here, and incredible length, plus a persistency on the finish that is enthralling. Is it a perfect Latour like the best bottles of the 1928, 1961, 1982, 2000 and 2010? I think it might be. The 13.5% alcohol is a whole percentage point less than the 2010, making it more approachable." Drinking Window 2023 - 2060, Reviewed on 24.01.19 by Neal Martin
Vinous Neal Martin 100 points: "The 2016 Latour is a vintage that I have tasted a couple of times post-bottling. On one occasion, it warranted a perfect score, but that was then moot since this vintage had not been released. Now that it is due to hit the shelves this coming March, does the wine still merit that three-digit accolade? Without question, yes. Deep lucid deep purple in color, it seems to shimmer in the glass. The bouquet plays with you, a bit of a femme fatale, distant for the first few minutes during which I chatted with the superstar of this First Growth, winemaker Hélène Genin. Then, it magically coalesces and gains incredible intensity with blackberry, pencil lead, background hints of oyster shell and notes of Japanese wakame. The aromatics announce exactly which château you are doing business with. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins, again, as I found before, blessed with beguiling symmetry and ineffable poise. Residing firmly on the black side of the fruit spectrum, there is underlyingmineralité. Veins of cassis run through the persistent finish. This is everything you could really wish for in a Latour. The 2016 can be uttered in the same breath as the 1900, 1924, 1959, 1961, 1982 and 2010. Magnificent." Drinking Window 2032 - 2075, Reviewed on 17.02.25 by Neal Martin
Vinous Antonio Galloni 100 points: "The 2016 Latour is epic. A wine of exceptional balance, the 2016 manages to convey both power and finesse to a degree that is exceedingly rare. Although naturally very young, the 2016 possesses remarkable drive and vertical thrust, with more than enough freshness and energy to give the wine a sense of real vitality. Lavender, spice, graphite, plum and smoke develop in the glass, but above all else, the 2016 Latour is a wine of total completeness. Don't miss it." Drinking Window 2026 - 2066, Reviewed on 18.01.19 by Antonio Galloni
Vinous Antonio Galloni 100 points: "The 2016 Latour is magnificent. Regal and nuanced, with tons of energy, the 2016 is immediately captivating. The bouquet announces an important wine, a feeling that builds through the wine's mid-palate. There's a real feeling of exuberance in 2016, and yet the wine remains quite classic in its structural composition. Beams of supporting tannin extend the effortless, beautifully persistent finish. Unforgettable." Drinking Window 2026 - 2056, Reviewed on 21.01.25 by Antonio Galloni
Jeb Dunnuck 100 points: " Retasting the 2016 Château Latour next to both the 2010 and 2022 had me feeling like a kid in a candy store. Needing lots of air to show at its best, its dense purple hue is followed by quintessential Latour notes of smoky blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and lead pencil shavings. This carries to a medium to full-bodied Pauillac that has lively acids, a pure, seamless, layered mouthfeel, building yet perfectly ripe tannins, and that rare Latour mix of power, austerity, and elegance that makes this château so compelling. Pulled from just 36% of the total production, the 2016 is 92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.1% Merlot hitting 13.5 alcohol with an IPT of 83. It's primarily academic at this stage, but it's starting to round the corner and clearly, with its level of fruit and overall balance, offers pleasure. I think it needs another 5-7 years to hit the early stages of its prime drinking window and will have 75-100 years of overall longevity.
The Wine Independent 100 Points “The 2016 Latour is a blend of 92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.1% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it gives nothing away for the first few moments of swirling, then begins to offer suggestions of freshly crushed blackcurrants and blackberries, followed by suggestions of lilacs, charcoal, iron ore, and black truffles, plus wafts of fragrant soil and garrigue. The medium-bodied palate is like an atomic bomb waiting to go off, taut with tightly wound black fruits and mineral layers, supported by firm, super-ripe, grainy tannins, finishing on an epically persistent ferrous note.”
The Inside Bordeaux 100 Points « Impressively precise and muscular, no question that this needs longer in the bottle before really being ready to drink, but everything is in place for decades of pleasure. Smart timing of this release, a vintage that underlines without question just why Latour is so revered, and why there is a clear logic to holding it back at the estate for almost a decade, allowing the first part of its ageing cycle to take place under fully controlled conditions. Very much a classic Pauillac, with confidence and character, waves of mint leaf, coffee bean, cola, crushed rocks, crayon and liqourice root, opening up to show fragrant nuances of rose petals and peony. 100% new oak for ageing. Hélène Genin technical director, Eric Boissenot consultant, and at this point Latour was farming entirely organically and biodynamically, with organic certification coming in 2018.”
Rene Gabriel 20 points: " Fassprobe 17: (92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.1% Merlot, 13.5% vol. Alkohol) Konzentriertes, tiefes, samtenes, komplexes Bouquet, schwarze Beeren, Pflaumen, Korinthen, Lakritze, Graphit, Trüffel. Kraftvoller, dichtverwobener, frischer, vielschichtiger Gaumen mit konzentrierter, fein opulenter Struktur, sehr viel gutem Tannin, dichter Frucht, kräftiger, vielfältiger Aromatik, sehr langer, dichter, kräftiger Abgang mit vielen Rückaromen." Drinking Window 2026 - 2050 b
Decanter 100 points: "A monumental wine from Latour. This isn't yet ready to drink but offers an impactful and promising palate full of muscle, tension and length. A complex nose filled with pencil lead, crayon, cola, mint, dried herbs, violets, and tobacco, layered with cocoa powder and espresso nuances. On the palate, it is both generous and controlled, suave and slick, with an effortless texture that fills the mouth with bright red fruits and cool, stony elements. The wine expands beautifully, with a powdery, fleshy grip leading to a long, mineral-driven finish marked by wet stones, graphite, and cola. Still compact and somewhat caged, the tannins remain firm and structured, almost austere in their tension. It carries a sense of power and poise, but still with supreme charm. 3.7pH." Drinking Window 2028 - 2058, Reviewed on 02.02.25 by Decanter
James Suckling 100 points: " I am dreaming as I smell this wine, perfectly ripe cabernet sauvignon with currants, tobacco and fresh mint. Orange blossoms too. This amazing nose is so complex. Medium- to full-bodied, this has has perfectly integrated tannins that you don't feel but know are there, elevating the wine to another level. It's very drinkable because of its stellar balance, yet the tannic tension gives it energy and seamless texture. A benchmark Latour that reminds me of the 1982 in many ways. Drink or hold.
The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 100 points: "Château Latour’s 2016 grand vin is a knockout—perfectly encapsulating the estate’s paradoxical signature of at once possessing jaw-dropping power with hauntingly gorgeous fragrance and finesse: Bordeaux’s iron fist in a velvet glove. Very deep purple-black in color, the nose of the 2016 Latour is quite closed to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal chocolate-covered cherries, licorice, red roses and violets with Indian spices, blueberry compote, blackcurrant cordial and cigar box plus wafts of pencil lead and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the mid-palate explodes with densely packed black fruits and tons of earth, mineral and spice accents, with a super ripe, fine-grained frame and seamless freshness, finishing very long and seductively perfumed." Drinking Window 2025 - 2070,
Falstaff 100 Points“Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, Brombeeren, Lakritze, schwarze Kirschen, ein Hauch von reifen Pflaumen, deutliche Edelholzwürze, ein Hauch von Veilchen. Stoffig, intensive schwarze Beerenfrucht, voll Energie, straffe, perfekte Tannine, wirkt zunächst monolithisch und kühl, integrierte Fruchtsüße, entwickelt im Glas schnell feine Fruchtsüße und Charme, bleibt minutenlang haften, perfekter Cabernet-Wein, scheint für die Ewigkeit gebaut.”
Schweizerische Weinzeitung 20/20 «Konzentriertes, tiefes, samtenes, komplexes Bouquet, schwarze Beeren, Pflaumen, Korinthen, Lakritze, Graphit, Trüffel. Kraftvoller, dichtverwobener, frischer, vielschichtiger Gaumen mit konzentrierter, fein opulenter Struktur, sehr viel gutes Tannin, dichte Frucht, kräftige, vielfältige Aromatik, sehr langer, dichter, kräftiger Abgang mit vielen Rückaromen. 20/20 2026–2050”
Yves Beck 100 points: "92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.1% Merlot Comment vous dire ? Ce bouquet est, tout simplement, Latour ! Il est le bouquet le plus conquérant et intense que j’ai pu déguster sur ce millésime avec le vin de Mouton. Classiques notes de cèdre et de graphite, suivies de framboises et de cassis. Quelle grandeur, quelle complexité, quel Latour… oui j’insiste! J’ai rarement vu un Latour plus Latour que le 2016, mis à part le 1929, 1937, 1961, 1990… pour vous donner une idée d’où je veux en venir ! Au palais le vin est compact, puissant, crémeux, fruité, profond et imposant, sous toutes ses formes, que ce soit au niveau tannique, fruité ou acide. Tout concorde et le vin montre une incroyable aptitude à aller dans le temps. Ce Latour est un rêve, une consécration pour tous les fans de cette merveilleuse propriété qui brille, une fois de plus, dans son aptitude à créer un des plus grands vins du monde. Respect." Drinking Window 2026 - 2060, Reviewed on 04.12.19 by Yves Beck
The Wine Cellar Insider 100 points: " With a deep, dark hue, you already note the tobacco, cigar box, wet earth, cassis, forest floor and blackberry characteristics with little effort, That\'s just the perfume. On the palate you find volume, intensity, purity, complexity, freshness and silky, salty tannins. The wine fills your mouth with a perfect combination of acidity and fruit. The mineral driven, oceanic sensation that accompanies the fruit is just great, staying with you as all that ripe, red-fruit builds and expands. Elegant, powerful and refined, this will age for 4-5-6 decades or longer. The wine was produced from blending 92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.1% Merlot.” Bitte rufen Sie uns an, wenn Sie Fragen haben +41 91 252 48 88
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