2016 Chateau Latour

Name: 2016 Chateau Latour
Brand: Chateau Latour
SKU: aab0c88fdac1c263ceeaa8e36f6e9680
Price: 599.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 98 (22 reviews)

Pauillac, France

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- $ 896 / 750ml

5 from 9 User Ratings
98 / 100 22 Critic Reviews
Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

Certified Organic Biodynamic
- Critic tasting note: (2016 vintage) "The 2016 Latour is a blend of 92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.1% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a little shut down on the nose to start, needing a lot of swirling to unlock notes of fallen leaves, iron ore, rose bud tea, and cinnamon stick, eventually revealing a classic core of plum preserves, black currant jelly, star anise, and blood orange. The full-bodied palate is jam-packed with rich, seductive black fruit layers with an absolute myriad of baking spice, floral, and mineral nuances, framed by satiny smooth tannins and a lively backbone, finishing with epic length and depth. A legend in the making." - The Wine Palate
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Chateau Latour

4 products ranged between $90 - $23,241 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Pauillac

Medoc / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

92,9CS 71,M

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from “vieilles vignes”, an average of 60 years-old, in the Enclos. Gravettes, Sarmentier, Pièce de Château... these are the names of some of the finest plots that express the character of the terroir and forge the wine’s identity every year.
Drinking Window: 2023-2078

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.4 - 13.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Winemaker: Hélène Genin
Ownership: Groupe Artémis S.A.
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: The heart of the Enclos is the only terroir that, every year, can produce the depth, elegance and concentration that we expect of the Grand Vin. It is here that the Cabernet Sauvignon (accounting for more than 90% of the blend) can achieve optimal expression in terms of colour, richness and freshness. These wines need time - often a decade- before they begin to be ready for drinking.

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Awards

(1)

3 Stars coup de cœur

2016 Vintage

Awarded: 2020

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Braised beef with dumplings Main Course: German

Sirloin steak Main Course: Western

Beef fore rib Main Course: Western

Cheddar Cheese Course: British

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About the Product

Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Producer Notes: Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from “vieilles vignes”, an average of 60 years-old, in the Enclos. Gravettes, Sarmentier, Pièce de Château... these are the names of some of the finest plots that express the character of the terroir and forge the wine’s identity every year.
Drinking Window: 2023-2078

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.4 - 13.5%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Winemaker: Hélène Genin
Ownership: Groupe Artémis S.A.
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: The heart of the Enclos is the only terroir that, every year, can produce the depth, elegance and concentration that we expect of the Grand Vin. It is here that the Cabernet Sauvignon (accounting for more than 90% of the blend) can achieve optimal expression in terms of colour, richness and freshness. These wines need time - often a decade- before they begin to be ready for drinking.

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Awards

(1)

3 Stars coup de cœur

2016 Vintage

Awarded: 2020

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

Critics Scores & Reviews

(22)

2016 vintage

98 / 100

22 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

85 - 89

80 - 84

75 - 79

0 - 74

When to drink: 2023 to 2078

100 / 100 The Wine Palate

2016 Vintage Tasted: May 2025

When to drink: 2028 to 2078

The 2016 Latour is a blend of 92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.1% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a little shut down on the nose to start, needing a lot of swirling to unlock notes of fallen leaves, iron ore, rose bud tea, and cinnamon stick, eventually revealing a classic core of plum preserves, black currant jelly, star anise, and blood orange. The full-bodied palate is jam-packed with rich, seductive black fruit layers with an absolute myriad of baking spice, floral, and mineral nuances, framed by satiny smooth tannins and a lively backbone, finishing with epic length and depth. A legend in the making.

About The Wine Palate

100 / 100 Christer Byklum

2016 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2025

Ruby. Cassis, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries, fruit forward, exotic, detailed, gorgeous nose, stunning nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, layered, nuanced, intense, smoothe, gorgeous texture, layered, detailed, stunning fruit and balance, gorgeous length.

About Christer Byklum

100 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2016 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2025

Jugendliches Rubinrot; die Nase ist eine Droge, tiefgründig, komplex, kühler Kamin, Veilchen, Menthol, Leder, blonder Tabak, dahinter schwarze Johannisbeeren; kompakt, dicht am Gaumen, sehr kraftvoll und gleichzeigit tänzerisch leicht, die Tannine sind in Massen vorhanden, halten sich dezent im Hintergrund, verleihen Halt und Charakter; sensationelle Länge, grosse Harmonie. Ein monumentaler Latour, für eine kleine Ewigkeit gebaut. 2025 (dekantieren) bis 2065

About Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

98 - 99 / 100 Izak Litwar - Great Wines from Bordeaux

2016 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2025

When to drink: 2030 to 2050

This wine displays an exquisite truffle aroma, a seamless structure, sophisticated touch, elegance, an exceptional mid-palate, perfect balance, great concentration, and richness. It presents a strikingly distinct style. It can last for at least 20 more years. Exceptional wine! 98-

About Izak Litwar - Great Wines from Bordeaux

? / 100 James Suckling

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2025

I am dreaming as I smell this wine, perfectly ripe cabernet sauvignon with currants, tobacco and fresh mint. Orange blossoms too. This amazing nose is so complex. Medium- to full-bodied, this has has perfectly integrated tannins that you don't feel but know are there, elevating the wine to another level. It's very drinkable because of its stellar balance, yet the tannic tension gives it energy and seamless texture. A benchmark Latour that reminds me of the 1982 in many ways. Drink or hold.

About James Suckling

PRO Jancis Robinson

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2020

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20 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2016 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2019

When to drink: 2025 to 2050

Hat nichts von seiner ausserordentlichen Klasse verloren, seiner Komplexität, seiner immensen Frische und Rasse, dem ausserordentlichen Bau mit Tannin das seidigen Schliff mit herber Frische verbindet, seiner immensen Länge... Ausserordentlicher Wein, dessen Auslieferung nicht verpassen sollte, wer sich eine Flasche davon leisten kann und will.

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100 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2016 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2019

With a deep, dark hue, you already note the tobacco, cigar box, wet earth, cassis, forest floor and blackberry characteristics with little effort, That\'s just the perfume. On the palate you find volume, intensity, purity, complexity, freshness and silky, salty tannins. The wine fills your mouth with a perfect combination of acidity and fruit. The mineral driven, oceanic sensation that accompanies the fruit is just great, staying with you as all that ripe, red-fruit builds and expands. Elegant, powerful and refined, this will age for 4-5-6 decades or longer. The wine was produced from blending 92.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.1% Merlot. 100 Points

About Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

100 / 100 Andreas Larsson - Tasted

2016 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2018

An incredibly pure and intense perfume offering floral and elegant notes with violet, inky dark fruit, crème de cassis, fine tobacco with stony and gravelly notes. The palate is impressive combining tremendous power and elegance with an immense and unprecedented length, very classy and complex with layers of pure inky fruit, tobacco, gravel, fine oak that keeps lingering forever, unquestionably one of the finest young wines I ever tasted.

About Andreas Larsson - Tasted

100 / 100 Falstaff

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2017

Deep dark ruby colour, opaque core with subtle rim. On the nose you detect blackberry, liquorice, black cherry, a touch of ripe plum, savoury oak and a hint of violet. Intense blackberry fruit on the palate, full of energy, taut and with perfect tannins. It seems monolithic and cool at first, but has balanced sweetness, great charm and very long on the palate. A perfect Cabernet wine that seems built for eternity.

About Falstaff

99 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2017

98–100. Barrel Sample. Reaching for 100 points, this Latour has great structure and power. Almost pure Cabernet Sauvignon this year, it is a grandiose wine, packed with tannins, rich black fruits and a solid core that will allow it to age over so many years. The acidity and crisp black-currant flavor at the end means the fruit can only shine even more as it develops. Superb.

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96 / 100 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

2016 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2025

When to drink: 2026 to 2066

About Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

99 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2025

When to drink: 2028 to 2060

About Jean-Marc Quarin

100 / 100 The Wine Independent

2016 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2022

When to drink: 2027 to 2070

About The Wine Independent

15.5 / 20 La Revue du Vin de France

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2022

About La Revue du Vin de France

98 / 100 Wine Spectator

2016 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2019

About Wine Spectator

98 / 100 Jeannie Cho Lee

2016 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2017

When to drink: 2027 to 2027

About Jeannie Cho Lee

98 / 100 Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

2016 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2017

About Chris Kissack - Winedoctor

100 / 100 Tim Atkin

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2016

For reports and full tasting notes, go to Tim Atkin MW's website.

About Tim Atkin

99 / 100 CellarTracker

2016 Vintage

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9 ratings

2016 Chateau Latour, Pauillac, France

Excellent

2016 Vintage Saved: 26-Mar-2025

IMMENSE!!!!! Le meilleur jamais fait???

Excellent

2016 Vintage Saved: 26-Mar-2025

Dark color. Nose of violet, blackcurrant, and cedar, marvelously pure and fresh. Precise entry. Beautifully dense fruit as it develops. It is continuous, with length, built on suave tannins of incredible finesse, very licorice-like. Very pure finish, remarkably persistent. In my humble opinion, it will go even further than the sublime 1982, 2010, and 2022. An absolute masterpiece. 100/100

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Vintage Critics Score Avg. Price (ex-tax)

All 97 / 100 $ 902 2024 95 / 100 – 2023 97 / 100 – 2022 98 / 100 – 2021 95 / 100 – 2020 96 / 100 – 2019 98 / 100 – 2018 97 / 100 – 2017 96 / 100 $ 684

2016 98 / 100 $ 896 2015 96 / 100 $ 852 2014 96 / 100 $ 742 2013 92 / 100 $ 734 2012 94 / 100 $ 708 2011 94 / 100 $ 800 2010 97 / 100 $ 1,666 2009 97 / 100 $ 1,495 2008 94 / 100 $ 738 2007 93 / 100 $ 584 2006 95 / 100 $ 866 2005 97 / 100 $ 1,283 2004 94 / 100 $ 746 2003 97 / 100 $ 1,013 2002 94 / 100 $ 649 2001 94 / 100 $ 688 2000 96 / 100 $ 1,669 1999 92 / 100 $ 716 1998 92 / 100 $ 614 1997 90 / 100 $ 634 1996 96 / 100 $ 946 1995 94 / 100 $ 748 1994 92 / 100 $ 570 1993 90 / 100 $ 556 1992 90 / 100 $ 653 1991 91 / 100 $ 818 1990 97 / 100 $ 1,151 1989 92 / 100 $ 724 1988 92 / 100 $ 702 1987 88 / 100 $ 793 1986 90 / 100 $ 694 1985 92 / 100 $ 821 1984 87 / 100 $ 800 1983 90 / 100 $ 686 1982 98 / 100 $ 2,479 1981 89 / 100 $ 665 1980 89 / 100 $ 750 1979 89 / 100 $ 577 1978 92 / 100 $ 556 1977 87 / 100 $ 669 1976 87 / 100 $ 692 1975 91 / 100 $ 604 1974 94 / 100 $ 549 1973 91 / 100 $ 1,115 1972 90 / 100 $ 1,059 1971 92 / 100 $ 1,155 1970 94 / 100 $ 1,669 1969 90 / 100 $ 776 1968 92 / 100 – 1967 91 / 100 $ 696 1966 94 / 100 $ 1,650 1965 93 / 100 $ 1,299 1964 92 / 100 $ 1,661 1963 92 / 100 – 1962 93 / 100 – 1961 97 / 100 $ 11,027 1960 90 / 100 – 1959 97 / 100 $ 4,501 1958 91 / 100 – 1957 82 / 100 $ 2,945 1956 – – 1955 94 / 100 $ 2,134 1954 – – 1953 91 / 100 $ 1,725 1952 90 / 100 – 1951 – $ 3,729 1950 93 / 100 – 1949 94 / 100 $ 6,673 1948 92 / 100 $ 3,200 1947 92 / 100 $ 4,680 1946 – – 1945 97 / 100 $ 8,500 1944 – – 1943 – – 1942 94 / 100 – 1941 95 / 100 – 1940 96 / 100 – 1939 – – 1938 92 / 100 – 1937 78 / 100 – 1936 – – 1935 – – 1934 91 / 100 – 1933 – – 1932 – – 1931 – – 1930 – – 1929 83 / 100 – 1928 90 / 100 – 1927 – – 1926 89 / 100 $ 4,950 1925 – – 1924 90 / 100 $ 6,450 1923 – – 1922 – – 1921 90 / 100 – 1920 – – 1919 91 / 100 – 1918 91 / 100 – 1917 – – 1916 90 / 100 – 1914 – – 1913 – – 1912 – – 1911 – – 1910 – – 1909 92 / 100 – 1908 89 / 100 – 1907 – – 1906 – – 1905 – – 1904 – – 1903 – – 1902 – – 1901 – $ 12,701 1900 93 / 100 – 1899 97 / 100 – 1898 – – 1897 91 / 100 – 1896 – – 1895 – – 1893 92 / 100 – 1892 92 / 100 – 1890 – – 1889 – – 1887 – – 1881 84 / 100 – 1878 – – 1875 – – 1874 – – 1870 – – 1869 – – 1868 – – 1865 – – 1863 94 / 100 – 1855 – –

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Vintage quality: Excellent (Legendary)

Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep

The 2016 vintage for Pauillac was brilliant.

Like much of Bordeaux, the growing season got off to an exceptionally damp start, with a warm but muggy winter that swiftly transformed into a wet, humid spring. The sheer amount of rainfall that fe...

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