Château Latour Pauillac Premier Grand Cru Classé 1996
A$2,500.00
AvailabilityIn stock
Volume750ml
MakerChâteau Latour 
VarietiesCabernet Sauvignon 
Region/CountryFrance, Bordeaux
Rating99 points
Vintages
Description
As the weather turned glorious from early October on, it was an amazing year for later-harvested Cabernet in the Médoc. There was new ownership at Latour by this time, and a new vat room was completed just prior to the harvest this year. The 1996 Latour is medium to deep garnet in colour with a profound earthy, meaty, gamey nose with hints of blueberry preserves, crème de cassis and pencil shavings. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated and packed with muscular fruit, with a firm, ripe, grainy backbone and epically long finish. Showing much more youthfully than the 2000 tasted on the same day and still possessing bags of youthful fruit in the mid-palate, this beauty is going to go on and on!
Specifications
ClosureCork
Serving temp14-18 °C
Cellar Until2016 - 2035

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