1988 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1988

Pauillac

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé

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SoDivin rating

90-94 / 100

Very good

1988 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 1988

Pauillac

Médoc - 1er Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

505,00 € tax incl. 420,83 € tax excl.

Label Slightly damaged

Stock : 0 bottle

475,00 € tax incl. 395,83 € tax excl.

Label Fairly damaged

Stock : 0 bottle

458,00 € tax incl. 381,67 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

96 / 100

Wine Spectator

(11-1998)
Though this has always been an outstanding '88, I never thought it was classic quality--but this wine proves otherwise. Ink-colored, with an impressive concentration of mineral, currant and berry flavors. Full-bodied, with huge, velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. Best after 2005. (JS)

91 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(06-2000)
The best showing yet for a wine from this under-rated vintage, the dark garnet-colored 1988 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. A bouquet of melted tar, plums, black currants, cedar, and underbrush is followed by a sweet entry, with medium to full body, excellent ripeness, and mature tannin. It is a classic, elegant Latour with more meaty, vegetable-like flavors than are found in a riper year, such as 1989 and 1990. The 1988 has just begun to enter its plateau of maturity, where it should remain for 25 years. Anticipated maturity: now-2025.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1988
Rating	90-94
Classification	Médoc - 1er Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Pauillac
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	More than 300 €
Château	Latour
Country	France

Château informations

Latour

Château Latour is ranked Premier Cru Classé in the Official Classification created in 1855.

There are 2 other Châteaux in the Pauillac appellation which also benefit from the prestigious title of 1er Cru Classé: Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild.

Latour is the epitome of excellence in good years and bad ones. Among the greatest vintages, the most beautiful achievements of the chateau: 1920, 1929, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2000.

Created around 1680, Château Latour's vineyard is one of the oldest in the Médoc. At the heart of the estate, the main parcel, called "l'Enclos", is made up of 47 hectares of old vines that are preciously maintained, because only they are able to give birth to the "Grand Vin". The 18 hectares of exterior plots, the vines less than 10 years old and the possibly downgraded cuvées produce the second wine of the estate, "Les Forts de Latour". The wine of Château Latour is an example of regularity regardless of the quality of the vintage. Firm, tannic and concentrated in its youth ...

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