1985 | Chateau Latour | Pauillac

Introduction

Red Wine: 1985 | Chateau Latour | Pauillac

Aromas of mint and currants with some spices. Full and velvety texture with fresh and clean fruit and a yummy finish.

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Producer: Chateau Latour

Ratings: WA | 93 DE | 92

Vintage: 1985

Size: 750ml

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Country/Region: France, Pauillac

Aromas of mint and currants with some spices. Full and velvety texture with fresh and clean fruit and a yummy finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: At 35 years old this still tastes like a young wine, even with evident sweet oak notes that make you almost do a double-take and check the date on the label. It has a lot of upfront impact and an enjoyable density to the blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, but perhaps a little less nuanced than its Pauillac neighbours at this point, and a shorter palate overall. The tannic grip is still evident, and this feels very much anchored in Pauillac, with touches of liquorice and mint. No third wine at the time, meaning the selection was a little less strict than it would become a few years later. The final few years of a long-ago era at Latour, when the estate was headed up by Jean-Paul Gardre and Henri Martin, with Lord Cowdray owner.

• Decanter: Rich and ripe wine. Dark red color 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, ultraripe fruit finish. Still very fresh and young.

Producer Information

Chteau Latour is one of Bordeaux’s and the world’s most famous wine producers. It is situated in the southeast corner of the Pauillac commune on the border of Saint-Julien, in the Mdoc region. Rated as a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, it has become one of the most sought-after and expensive wine producers on the planet, and produces powerfully structured Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wines capable of lasting many decades.