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Chateau Latour Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac, 2012

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Type Wine (Still)
Colour Red
Alcohol Content 13
Vintage 2012
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub Region Pauillac

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Critic Review
Critic Review
2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016)

Frédéric Engerer thought the 2012 Latour had entered a period of post-bottling dormancy when I stopped by, so he chose to show a few older vintages instead, including the superb 2001 Latour. We will add those notes on a future update of the database.

Antonio Galloni - 0


Bordeaux 2012: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (May 2013)

(90% cabernet sauvignon, and 10% merlot; 73 IPT; 12.8% alcohol; 36% of the total crop): Dark ruby. Perfumed nose of blackcurrant, violet, ink and flint. Bright acids and very smooth tannins nicely frame and support the blackcurrant and cedar flavors. Finishes long and suave, with a lingering graphite note. This sample actually contained 0.2% petit verdot. I didn't find any of the green notes that plague many Left Bank wines in this vintage.

Ian d'Agata - 91-94


A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)

The 2012 Latour has a delineated bouquet, understated at first, gravel and cedar percolating through the black fruit. Charming. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, fine grip, wonderful acidity and with an endearing symmetry that persists through to the finish. Superb concentration, much more than Lafite-Rothschild by direct comparison, with a very persistent aftertaste. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.

Neal Martin - 94


Cellar Favorite: 2012 Château Latour (Apr 2020)

The 2012 Latour has a potent bouquet of blackberry, graphite and distinctive tertiary notes [instead of more marine scents observed four years earlier]. Initially, the palate is slightly disjointed on the entry and displays a subtle herbal quality, plus hints of pencil shavings. The 2012 demands a few minutes to really coalesce and achieve the precision and pixelation that have been the hallmark of this Grand Vin in its youth. Layers of black fruit coat the mouth, and a bitter edge lends tension, particularly toward the very persistent finish. Though its release implies, and the rhetoric from the château indicates, that it is ready to drink, if you want my advice, cellar the 2012 for another five or six years to witness it in full flight. It has always been a candidate for wine of the vintage... just have a bit of patience.

Neal Martin - 96


Cleaning Out the Cupboard: Bordeaux 1943-2020 (Jan 2023)

The 2012 Latour…wine of the vintage? It has to be a serious contender. In this blind taste-off between the five First Growths, its quality shines through. With exceptional delineation on the nose, it just oozes class with precise black fruit, crushed stone, mint and light sous-bois. The palate is perfectly balanced with a fine line of acidity, as precise as a Swiss watch, gently building to a finish that delivers the structure one expects from a Latour. Sheer class. Tasted blind in Bordeaux.

Neal Martin - 97

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