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Château Latour Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1996 (1500ml)
...The sources for Mon Aieul are three vineyard parcels with vines averaging between 75 and 87 years of age. The 2001 is much more structured and backward than the 2000, 1999, or 1998. The color is a dense purple, and the bouquet offers sweet but reserved aromas of blackberries, raspberries, crushed rocks, and kirsch liqueur. It possesses superb texture, enormous body, and tremendous purity as well as overall symmetry. The tannin is high, but it is largely concealed by the wealth of fruit and extract...This fabulous 2001 will provide fascinating comparisons when tasted alongside the 2000, 1999, and 1998 over the next 10-15 years...Drink now-2025. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Garen Staglin 
Wonderful but faded.
Wonderful but faded.
9.5
Mike Anderson
Owner/Winemaker for MTGA Wines
My first experience with Chateau Latour and it was stupid good. Decanted and enjoyed over a few hours, it was amazing to taste how it softened over the course of the evening. Dense and very structured early on, silkier and just yummy as time went on.
My first experience with Chateau Latour and it was stupid good. Decanted and enjoyed over a few hours, it was amazing to taste how it softened over the course of the evening. Dense and very structured early on, silkier and just yummy as time went on.
10Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
Owner, Brix Wine Consultants
Always a treat to drink legendary wines like this one. Served blind in the garden at my parents house, the settlements weren’t perfect, but still the true quality shone though. Developed dark berries, partially dried and framed by bitter chocolate notes and pronounced minerality. Great finish, broad and self confident. In a perfect spot already.
Always a treat to drink legendary wines like this one. Served blind in the garden at my parents house, the settlements weren’t perfect, but still the true quality shone though. Developed dark berries, partially dried and framed by bitter chocolate notes and pronounced minerality. Great finish, broad and self confident. In a perfect spot already.
9.5
Daron Watson
delicious, sweet fruit, in the zone!
delicious, sweet fruit, in the zone!
9.7
Mike R
A huge mag and a huge smile
A huge mag and a huge smile
9.7
Robert Cunningham
Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop
Tightly wound. Closed. Needing 4 to 6 hours of air for the tannins to yield, but that would still not release the complex depth this wine holds for those who allow it to mature for another 20 years.
Tightly wound. Closed. Needing 4 to 6 hours of air for the tannins to yield, but that would still not release the complex depth this wine holds for those who allow it to mature for another 20 years.
9.6
Greg Gregory
Out of magnum. Unimpressive.
Out of magnum. Unimpressive.
9.0Aaron Pott
One of the best Latour wines that I have had in years. Light and lifted, great depth and freshness.
One of the best Latour wines that I have had in years. Light and lifted, great depth and freshness.
9.5
Alex MacDonald
1996
1996
9.9
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