Descripción

Nos encontramos ante uno de los grandes vinos clásicos de la historia. Château Latour está situado en el corazón del Médoc, a unos 50 kilómetros al noroeste de Burdeos, en un terroir privilegiado a escasos metros del estuario del río Gironda. Este enclave ha dotado al viñedo de su conocida riqueza geológica y climática. En su coupage dominado por la Cabernet sauvignon se puede degustar la profundidad, la elegancia y la sedosidad elevadas a su máxima expresión. Sin duda, una referencia que trasciende el plano de la organolepsia hasta convertirse en una experiencia sin igual.

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Latour
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2010
Grado
13.0% vol.
Variedad
90% Cabernet sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 1% Petit verdot
Origen
Pauillac

Cata

Nariz
Aroma elegante y afrutado.
Boca
Sedoso, de gran densidad y fruta vibrante. Cuenta con unos suaves taninos que se funden durante su paso por boca.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Nombre
Gravettes, Sarmentier y Pièce de Château.
Edad
Más de 60 años.
Suelo
Gravas y arcilla.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2010 Latour is deep garnet in color, and—WOW—it erupts from the glass with powerful crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and blackberry pie scents plus intense sparks of dried roses, cigar boxes, fragrant earth and smoked meats with aniseed and crushed rocks wafts. Full-bodied, concentrated and oh-so-decadent in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy texture and lovely freshness carrying the rich, opulent fruit to an epically long finish. It is incredibly tempting to drink now, but I suspect this hedonic experience isn't a scratch on the mind-blowing, otherworldly secrets this time capsule will have to reveal given another 7-10 years in bottle and continuing over the following fifty years++.

James Suckling:

The aromas of flowers such as roses, violets and lilacs jump from the glass then turn to dark berries such as blueberries and blackberries. It's full-bodied, with velvety tannins and dense and intense with a chocolate, berry and currant character. This is juicy and rich with wood still showing a bit, but it's all coming together wonderfully. Muscular yet toned. Another perfect wine like the 2010. Try in 2022.

Wine Enthusiast:

Stern, almost severe initially, this great wine takes time to show its immense fruit power. Black currant and blackberry notes are packed into the wine, along with an impressive array of spices from new wood that gives a more exotic element. At the end, though, it has a fine, structured sense of proportion. Obviously for aging over decades, so don't drink before 2022. — Roger Voss