Descripción

Nos encontramos ante uno de los grandes vinos clásicos de la historia. Château Latour está situado en el corazón de Médoc, a unos 50 kilómetros al noroeste de Burdeos, en un terroir privilegiado y 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 única.

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Latour
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2013
Grado
13.0% vol.
Variedad
95.2% Cabernet sauvignon, 4.4% Merlot, 0.4% Petit verdot
Origen
Pauillac

Cata

Nariz
Elegante, expresiva, intensa y cautivadora. Regala un amplio abanico aromático con notas florales, de fruta negra y roja y de ciruelas confitadas que dan paso a las aromas ligeramente picantes, de regaliz y de caja de puro.

Boca
Sedosa, elegante, armoniosa y persistente.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir a 16 ºC.
Consumo
Hasta 2041 si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

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

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

Very enticing sweet tobacco, cedar, tar and blackcurrant on the nose with hints of black mushrooms and violets. It’s full-bodied with layers of ripe tannins that are still slightly chewy, but show poise and focus. Juicy finish with a berry, iodine and walnut aftertaste. Just a touch of austerity at the end. Savory. Clearly one of the top wines of this very difficult vintage, along with Margaux and Lafleur. Drinkable now, but better in 2024.

The Wine Advocate:

Composed of 95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.4% Merlot and 0.4% Petit Verdot, the 2013 Latour offers an open-knit, fragrant nose of licorice, sandalwood, rose petals and cigar box over a core of Black Forest cake, stewed plums, mulberries and redcurrant jelly, plus a waft of cast-iron pan. The elegantly styled, medium-bodied palate (13% alcohol) fills the mouth with intense red and black berry preserves layers, framed by evolved, soft-textured tannins and well-knit freshness, finishing long and spicy. This vintage does not have the power and backbone of an outstanding vintage of Latour, but it is aging gracefully and, still possessing a lot of discernible fruit with plenty of tertiary pizazz, is absolutely delicious to drink right now. This sweet-spot stage is likely to continue for another 5-7 years, before the wine plateaus at a maturity peak and holds for a further 15+ years.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The flagship 2013 Chateau Latour comes from a much more challenging vintage and is 95.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.4% Merlot, and a 0.4% Petit Verdot. It shows its more Cabernet dominated blend with a more compact, tight, reserved style that opens up nicely with time in the glass. Revealing a healthy ruby/plum color, it has classic Latour notes of blackcurrants, freshly sharpened pencils, smoked tobacco, crushed stone, and licorice. It doesn't have the depth, richness, or expansiveness to be considered a great Latour but is medium-bodied, has a focused, elegant texture, ripe, silky tannins, and a narrow yet lengthy finish. Given the difficulties in the year, this is certainly a success as the purity of fruit is spot on, the tannins are sweet and polished, and it has plenty of classic Latour character. It should drink nicely over the coming 10-15 years and have a gradual decline.