Château Latour 2019: Pre-Order
Château Latour 2019 will be released on Tuesday 17th March. Pricing will not be confirmed until the morning of release, but we expect it to be in the range of £2,750-£2,995 per 6 bottles under bond.
Latour removed themselves from the En Primeur system in 2012, and whilst most 2019s were offered to the market in 2020, Latour’s 2019 is released for the first time in 2026. Latour has a reputation for requiring time in the cellar, but the wines are now more approachable than ever, and this can be enjoyed on release if desired. Jeb Dunnuck awards the wine 100 points and sums up its drinking window well, “I'd happily drink a bottle today (don't tell anyone), yet it's going to benefit from 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 50 years or more in fine form.”
We expect demand to be brisk, and we will prioritise pre-orders on the morning of release. Please let us know your ideal requirements in cases of 3 or 6 bottles. There will also be a very limited number of magnums, double magnums, and imperials released at the same time.
Classic Pauillac darker currants, smoky tobacco, spicy wood, damp earth, and graphite all define the 2019 Château Latour, a ripe and approachable Latour that has more accessibility than many vintages while still possessing quintessential Latour character and depth. Blended from 92.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot and aged 18 months in new French oak, it's medium to full-bodied with a round, layered mouthfeel, beautiful, almost velvety tannins, and a tremendous finish. I'd happily drink a bottle today (don't tell anyone), yet it's going to benefit from 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 50 years or more in fine form. Drink 2031-2081.Drink 2031-2081
100 points, Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Latour is a profound wine in the making, and it will surely emerge as one of the most long-lived wines of the vintage, as well as one of the greatest. Unwinding in the glass with scents of rich cassis fruit, English walnuts, cigar wrapper, black truffle, loamy soil and violets, it’s full-bodied, layered and muscular, with huge depth at the core, ripe tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, seemingly interminable finish. Checking in at 14.1% alcohol, this prodigious Latour will require two decades to hit its stride, but it will be more than worth the wait. Drink 2036-2070
99+ points, William Kelley
The 2019 Latour is every bit as impressive as it has always been. Silky and caressing on the palate, with exceptional balance, the 2019 has so much going on. Dark red fruit, new leather, spice and a kick of blood orange are some of the notes that build in the glass, but ultimately the 2019 impresses most with its textural finesse. There was a bit of rain during harvest, but that does not appear to have been much of an issue. The 2019 is a quintessentially modern Latour, a wine that deftly marries power with elegance. Yields came in at 45 hectoliters per hectare, quite a bit higher than the long-term average of 34 hectoliters per hectare. Drink 2029-2069
98 points, Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Latour has a discrete nose that unfurls gradually, taut and fresh, with touches of graphite and cedar. This just wants to underplay everything. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit framed by fine tannins. Very precise though it feels as if it is closing down on the finish. Yet there is clearly a very long aftertaste. A really cerebral Left Bank for long-term consideration. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. Drink 2027-2060
98 points, Neal Martin
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