Chateau Latour Pauillac 2019 Pre-Arrival
ETA: Early Winter 2026
Jeb Dunnuck, 100 Points Deep purple in color, offering a powerful and complex array of pure Pauillac cassis-like fruit, lead pencil, graphite, chalky minerality, truffle, and espresso. Medium to full-bodied, with ripe, sweet tannins, classic Latour regalness, concentration, structure, and class, with just a hint of its normal youthful austerity. This flawless, balanced, structured, insanely good Latour will be drinkable in just 7 to 8 years but evolve for 40 to 50 years in cold cellars.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, 100 Points Deep garnet-purple in color, coming barreling out of the glass with powerful notes of blackcurrant jelly, blackberry pie, and plum preserves, followed by suggestions of pencil shavings, cast-iron pan, and charcoal. The medium to full-bodied palate is exquisitely constructed with a myriad of very fine layers, supported by ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful tension, finishing epically long and mineral-laced. Still very tightly wound and will require at least 5 to 7 more years in cellar, then should age gracefully for 50-years+. Drink 2027-2077.
Georgina Hindle, Decanter, 100 Points Dark blackcurrants with smoky tobacco, liquorice and slate. Cool straight away, fresh but so perfectly mouthfilling. Blue fruit, black cherry, fleshy like fruit skin texture. This is how a great Pauillac can taste: serious, deep, classic Cabernet markers, lots of minerality in the flint and stony aspects, strong tannins and a powerful, muscular structure with minty sides. An amazing Pauillac. This will last forever.
The 2019 Château Latour is one of the most decorated wines of the decade, earning perfect 100-point scores from Jeb Dunnuck, Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent), Georgina Hindle (Decanter), and The Wine Palate, alongside 99+ points from William Kelley at Wine Advocate and 99 points from Jane Anson. Released directly from the château's cellars as part of Latour's post-en-primeur model, the 2019 arrives with bottle age already on its side and provenance that is essentially unimpeachable.
Sourced entirely from the legendary l'Enclos vineyard in Pauillac, the wine is a blend of 92.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.5% Merlot, drawn from a near-perfect growing season that delivered both concentration and a remarkable, unusual accessibility for a young Latour. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose opens with layers of blackcurrant, plum preserves, lead pencil, graphite, and crushed stone, followed by truffle, espresso, and dark chocolate. The palate is full-bodied and densely structured, with ripe grainy tannins, tremendous depth, and a finish that multiple critics have described as seemingly endless.
What separates the 2019 from many great Latours is its approachability. The wine shows a polish and poise that makes it rewarding to open sooner than expected, while still carrying the architecture to develop for decades. Drink dates range from 2027 through 2077 depending on the critic, but there is genuine pleasure to be had well before that window opens.
Available in OWC 1, OWC 3, and OWC 6. Estimated arrival late fall / early winter.
Scores: 100 JD | 100 Wine Independent | 100 Decanter | 100 Wine Palate | 99+ Wine Advocate | 99 Jane Anson
Blend: 92.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.5% Merlot Appellation: Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé Alcohol: 14.1% Drinking Window: 2027-2077
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| DEC Score | 100 |
| JA Score | 100 |
| JD Score | 100 |
| LPB | 100 |
| Grapes | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintages | 2019 |
| Sizes | 750ml |
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