CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1985
CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1985
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1985

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1985

Wine 1985 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pauillac

1985 is a great vintage in Bordeaux red and in the Pauillac appellation. This excellence is confirmed at Château Latour with a well-balanced Premier Grand Cru Classé. On the nose, notes of vanilla, caramel and red fruits. On the palate, Château Latour 1985 is elegant and concentrated. A great wine that can be drunk or kept for several years because it has great aging potential.

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Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux October - 2022
Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux
I've gone with the 1985 as it is fully tertiary in character but still majestic, and truly at a wonderful moment to drink, rippling with creamy raspberry and blackberry fruits, with the lingering memories of toast, soft leather and mint leaf providing a mouthwatering finish.
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94 / 100
Falstaff January - 2010
Falstaff
Strong ruby garnet, delicately under-ochred, broader water rim. On the nose fine plum note, fine bitter chocolate, fine nuances of eucalyptus, delicately of caramel. On the palate juicy sweetness, chocolatey touch, powerful tannins, fresh acid structure, adheres well, present tannins, powerful body, has depth, delicate cherry jam, delicately of caramel, sweet berry fruit in the finish, a very vital wine, from which a good drinking animation emanates and which will give pleasure for many years.
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93 / 100
Wine Spectator August - 2000
Wine Spectator
Rich and ripe wine. Dark red colour with an amber edge. Loads of meat, berry and tobacco character on the nose. Very rich. Full-bodied, with soft, velvety tannins and a long, ultra-ripe fruit finish. Still very fresh and young. Latour vertical.
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90 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2004
Tom Cannavan
An open-knit expressive savoury nose. Quite open on the palate with rich coffee infused fruits. Approaching maturity. More enjoyable than 86. But not as intense as Lafite or Haut-Brion. Drinking now.
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89 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider November - 2012
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Cassis, baked red fruits, tobacco and earthy scents opened to a medium bodied wine that ends in a light, red and black fruit finish. The wine started off with a tart side and with time in the glass began to improve. Still, it's a disappointment for Château Latour and the vintage.
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18 / 20
Jancis Robinson March - 2011
Jancis Robinson
From Latour's English period. Very dark crimson still and marked by the easy sweetness of the year. Only with time in the glass did it lose a bit of focus and become a bit leathery with a hint of rusty nails, suggesting this wine is now at its peak. It reminded some of Grenache.
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Vintage Wine  1985
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pauillac
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Latour
Château Latour
Château Latour

Château Latour is one of the most iconic estates of the Pauillac appellation and a founding reference in the history of Bordeaux viticulture. Its name appears as early as the 14th century, linked to the presence of a watchtower on the Gironde estuary, whose proximity still profoundly shapes the identity of the vineyard. As early as the 18th century, the wines of Château Latour were recognised for their consistency and their capacity for ageing, establishing themselves among the greatest wines of the Médoc.

Classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the official 1855 classification, Château Latour holds a central place at the very top of the Bordeaux hierarchy. The estate is built on a particularly homogeneous terroir of deep gravels, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, which lends the wines a powerful structure, remarkable depth and a great consistency of expression.

The signature of Château Latour is defined by a dense tannic architecture and an exacting construction, favouring precision and longevity over immediate seduction. The estate has withdrawn from en primeur sales: it keeps its bottles at the property and releases them only at maturity. This patience is evident in its legendary years — from the 1945 vintage to the wine of 1961, from 1982 to 1990 through to 2009 — all of which illustrate the estate's ability to express with consistency the excellence of the Pauillac terroir and the singularity of its style.

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