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2000 Chateau Latour (750ml)
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Vintage: 2000
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Latour
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Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Latour
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
Tasting note: The extremely rich, black/purple color to the rim is followed by a wine with some subtle smoke, loads of minerals, a hint of vanilla, and plenty of creme de cassis as well as roasted meat and a slight scorched earth character. Broad, savory, and rich, the wine seems to be about 5 years away from full maturity and should drink well for at least 40-50 more years. A great effort, probably eclipsed only by 2003 and 2009. (98pts. Robert Parker)
Tasted: Jun. 2010
Score: 98
Drink: 2010-60
Tasting note: Showing a more intense color than the 2001, the nose of this wine is less fine, less pure and less open. Tender from entry, it develops tasty, aromatic, nevertheless appearing discreet. The wine evolves with nuances of licorice, over an elegant tannic weaving that lacks power on finish. (94pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)
Tasted: Feb. 2008
Score: 94
Drink: N/A
Tasting note: Full medium ruby. Wonderfully sweet, rich aromas of cassis, minerals and bitter chocolate. A huge wine with almost painful intensity; solid as a rock and at the same time utterly sensual and creamy, with great inner-mouth complexity and depth of flavor and a complete absence of rough edges. "Almost too easy today," says Engerer. Sweet notes of roasted nuts and chocolate add to the wine's early appeal. A powerful, hugely rich Latour with a great building finish and perfectly suave tannins. (97pts. Stephen Tanzer)
Tasted: May/Jun. 2003
Score: 97
Drink: N/A
Tasting note: A young wine that electrifies every taste bud in your mouth. Compacted aromas of crushed currants and minerals, with roses and lilacs. Full-bodied, with masses of silky, refined tannins and a finish that lasts for minutes. Stunning. Best Latour since 1990. (100pts. JS, Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Mar. 31, 2003
Score: 100
Drink: After 2012
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