6x100 Points: Ch. Latour 2009 Ex-Chateau Release
A fabulous new release from Bordeaux today, the 2009 Chateau Latour directly from the cellars of this famous First Growth in Pauillac. A multi-100-point-scoring masterpiece in the making from one of the great modern vintages with a decade and a half of perfect storage, this is a gem.
2009 was an incredible vintage for Bordeaux:
The 2009 vintage was a blockbuster for Bordeaux. Robert Parker called it “unquestionably the greatest Bordeaux vintage I have ever tasted” back in 2011 and “the greatest vintage I have tasted in Bordeaux since 1982, of which it is a modern-day version, but greatly improved”. Unsurprisingly given this level of praise, the 2009s were popular on release and have remained intensely sought-after.
Latour is one of the great wines of the vintage:
Scores across the board from the critics are huge, with no fewer than six different critics awarding a perfect 100 points. Lisa Perrotti-Brown calls it “decadently stacked with black and blue fruit layers, framed by super-plush tannins and jaw-dropping tension” and “flat-out delicious right now”. Jane Anson calls it “Unmistakable Latour in an exceptional vintage”, Jeb Dunnuck “An incredible wine in every way” and Robert Parker “An elixir of momentous proportions” to pick out a few highlights from the notes.
At fifteen years of age, this will drink superbly now and for decades:
Latour, like the other great wines of Bordeaux, demands significant time in bottle to show at its best. At a decade and a half, this 2009 will just be starting to reveal its potential and will be fascinating to follow over the coming years.
Details are below. Do take a look and let us know if you would like to secure a case or two.
2009 Chateau Latour (ex Chateau 2024)
£2,670 per case (3*75cl OWC) in bond
100 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown
A blend of 91.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.7% Merlot, the opaque garnet-black colored 2009 Latour prances from the glass with showy notes of black cherry preserves, blueberry pie, and black currant jelly, leading to an undercurrent of camphor, clove oil, and cinnamon toast. The medium to full-bodied palate is decadently stacked with black and blue fruit layers, framed by super-plush tannins and jaw-dropping tension, culminating in a fragrant finish that just goes on and on. It’s flat-out delicious right now but promises to reward the patient. (2024) www.thewineindependent.com Drink 2024-2060
100 points Jane Anson
Unmistakable Latour in an exceptional vintage, so you should expect a muscular, sculpted and confident wine that is bursting with Pauillac character, showcasing the brilliance of this clay-gravel location overlooking the Gironde Estuary. Still just emerging from its primary stage but just about ready to drink if you give it long enough in a carafe – although it will be even better with another decade. Think blackberry, bilberry, cassis, charcoal, slate, sage, incense, cigar box, grilled cumin and a ton of black chocolate shavings. 100% new oak for ageing, Penelope Godefroy vineyard director, Frederic Engerer director. (2024)
www.janeanson.com
100 points Jeb Dunnuck
An incredible wine in every way, the 2009 Château Latour displays the ripe, sexy style of the vintage while still offering classic Latour power, density, and regalness. Currants, spicy wood, smoked tobacco, graphite, and ample minerality all define the bouquet, and it’s full-bodied, with incredible density, perfectly integrated, ripe, polished tannins, and a finish that leaves no doubt about the insane quality of this wine. Based on 91.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.7% Merlot, and checking in at 13.7% alcohol, it’s drinking brilliantly today given its incredible texture and balance, and I suspect it has another 50-60 years of prime drinking. This is as good a Bordeaux as I’ve had and is as good as wine gets. (2022)
www.jebdunnuck.com
100 points James Suckling
Dark and chocolatey with a lot of richness, but also a cool herbal freshness this is a very impressive Medoc wine that’s already delicious to drink. Very long, surprisingly supple finish for this château. A perfect wine. Drink or hold. (Horizontal Tasting, London, 2019)
100 points Robert Parker
A blend of 91.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.7% Merlot with just under 14% natural alcohol, the 2009 Latour is basically a clone of the super 2003, only more structured and potentially more massive and long lived. An elixir of momentous proportions, it boasts a dense purple color as well as an extraordinarily flamboyant bouquet of black fruits, graphite, crushed rocks, subtle oak and a notion of wet steel. It hits the palate with a thundering concoction of thick, juicy blue and black fruits, lead pencil shavings and a chalky minerality. Full-bodied, but very fresh with a finish that lasts over a minute, this is one of the most remarkable young wines I have ever tasted. Will it last one-hundred years? No doubt about it. Can it be drunk in a decade? For sure. Proprietor Francois Pinault and his director, Frederic Engerer, have pulled out all the stops to produce one of the most monumental Latour’s ever made. (2011)
www.robertparker.com
100 points Jeff Leve
This is a clear candidate for 101 Pts, as well as wine of the vintage! Mind-blowing in every sense of the word, from start to finish, this wine is breath-taking! Multi-layered, and multi-faceted, the wine coats your palate, mouth, teeth, and gums with non-stop layers of opulent fruits that are elegant, regal, sophisticated, and seamless. You also find vibrancy as well as astonishing purity. The 60-second mark is left in the dust in the seamless, seemingly, endless finish. If you have the money and want one of the great wine-tasting experiences of your life, this is for you! www.thewinecellarinsider.com
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