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Château Latour ligger i hjertet af Médoc, kun få hundrede meter fra Gironde-floden, hvor det maritime klima og de grusfyldte højsletter har skabt et af verdens mest berømte terroirs. Historien om Latour går tilbage til middelalderen, men det var især fra 17.- og 18. århundrede, at ejendommen blev synonym med Pauillacs styrke og elegance.
Ejendommens 96,5 hektar vinmarker omfatter den legendariske “Enclos” – 47 hektar, der udgør hjertet af Latours Grand Vin. Her vokser vinstokke, der i gennemsnit er 60 år gamle, på et unikt underlag af grus og ler, som giver optimal dræning og en naturlig regulering af vandforsyningen. Kombinationen af havets nærhed, de stenede jorde og et dybt rodsystem gør det muligt for Cabernet Sauvignon at nå sin fulde modenhed og skabe vine med enestående koncentration, præcision og friskhed.
Château Latour fremstilles udelukkende fra de ældste parceller i Enclos og består typisk af mere end 90 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinen er kendt for sin dybde, struktur og evne til at udvikle sig over årtier. Selv i vanskelige årgange viser den en imponerende renhed og balance – et vidnesbyrd om husets kompromisløse arbejde i mark og kælder.
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BEPLANTNING
76 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 22 % Merlot, 2 % Petit Verdot
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AREAL
96,5 hektar (heraf 47 hektar Enclos)
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
Les Forts de Latour
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EJER
François Pinault / Artémis Domaines
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Juicy and spicy with fresh tobacco, redcurrants and crushed stone character. Medium to full body. Medium velvety tannins and a delicious finish. Will age beautifully as well. Better after 2026.
Aromas of minty berries, cassis and plums mingle with hints of pencil shavings to introduce the 2017 Les Forts de Latour, a medium to full-bodied, suave and elegant wine with attractive depth and purity of fruit, supple tannins and a bright, precise profile. This is a classy Les Forts that will offer a broad drinking window. As readers will remember, it mostly derives from dedicated parcels located further inland from Latour's famous "Enclos," next to Château Haut-Batailley.
A floral curl on the first nose, this is an attractive and sappy Forts de Latour, with a fine, elegant, almost chalky aspect to the tannins. Thoroughly charming raspberry and blackberry fruit, fresh earth, cocoa power and slate, with a mouthwatering finish. An elegant feel to this, more evolved than in bigger vintages at the six year stage although still with clear architecture to the tannins. As you sit with it you start to realise just how carefully it is gripping on through the palate, and how fine a wine it is. As with many in Pauillac, Latour found the September rains of 2017 challenging, and two of the plots normally used for the main estate wine are in Forts this year. 6.7% press wine. Hélène Genin techincal director, harvest September 11 to October 4.