Decanter: 99 Punkte
A deep purple hue, with fragrant blackcurrants, plums, dried herbs, and exotic spice on the nose. Sleek and svelte, this exudes grace and energy, underpinned by layers of dark fruit, savoury spice, and restrained power. There’s a muscular tension to the tannins, but also a purity of fruit and acidity that makes it more approachable than usual at this stage. Cedar and flashes of warmth add nuance to the freshness, while a lick of saline minerality provides contrast. It’s a confident, sinewy Latour, structured yet immediately appealing, softening slightly in the glass to reveal a fine, powdery chalkiness on the finish. A confident, determined wine — youthful but already deeply compelling. 3.75pH. - Georgina Hindle (01/2025)
Jane Anson: 99 Punkte
This is a great Latour, muscular and sculpted, delivering waves of tobacco leaf, pomegranate, powerful cassis and bilberry fruits, crayon, crushed rocks, ripe and finessed tannins. Lifted by waves of fresh acidities, not as rooted in the earth as vintages like the 2016 or 2010 - rather this has edges of juice and sinew that suggest it could be ready within a decade to begin drinking, rather than the 15 years+ of many Latours. Compelling, complex, precise. 95% new oak, Hélène Génin director. (02/2024)
