CRITIC REVIEWS
Jane Anson
A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels through the palate, with rose petals on the edge that give a beautiful uplift along with the classic trace of mint. Its tannins are a little more angular than you find in the 2010 and 2009, but it is starting to lengthen and open, although this was a vintage that was not immediately impressive in the way that the previous two had been. A stately Latour, one that needs another few years to really show its place. The last Latour to be sold en primeur in the old system. 34% of overall production. Harvest September 12 to 26.
Julia Harding MW
Intense, ripe, dark fruit. Inviting aroma. Rich and ripe and chewy on the palate. Big and bumptious but full of flavour and a big chewy finish. I was less enthusiastic than some of my fellow tasters on this occasion – the average score was 17.47. (JH)