{"product_id":"chateau-latour-grand-vin-pauillac-premier-grand-cru-classe-2005-750ml","title":"Château Latour - Grand Vin Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2005 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2005 vintage demonstrates the superiority of the Cabernet Sauvignon which alone brings body, power, fruit and structure. A wine of great complexity, Chateau Latour notes the dominance of very ripe fruits and its enormous power, filled out with sleek, silky tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWE100\u003cbr\u003e\nWine Enthusiast\u003cbr\u003e\nA great wine, the summation of a great vintage in Bordeaux. The core of richness, the dense, bone-dry tannins, the black currants, red berries and black plum skins are the elements, but it's the way they have been integrated that makes this such an impressive wine. There is great elegance as well, a fabulous counterpoint to such power. Cellar for at least 15 years, but this will keep forever.\u003cbr\u003e\nCellar Selection\u003cbr\u003e\nW\u0026amp;S100\u003cbr\u003e\nWine \u0026amp; Spirits\u003cbr\u003e\nHow rare to confront a wine of this inner strength and perfect form. Grown at a 116-acre vineyard at the southern border of Pauillac, some of the vines now reaching 100 years of age on a gravel bar overlooking the Gironde, Latour harvests cabernet sauvignon with natural power. I could describe it as colors, from glistening ruby to purple-black then back to scarlet tannins that vibrate in red. Or just the pure, unadulterated flavor of black currant, unformed as a child is unformed, beautiful as a child is beautiful. However I might describe it, the wine is stronger than I am and will outlast me by decades. This is the most provocative and most brilliant Latour I have tasted on release.\u003cbr\u003e\nJS100\u003cbr\u003e\nJames Suckling\u003cbr\u003e\nA very complex nose of lavender, currants, spices, and hot stones. Full and dense on the palate, with a very tight structure. The tannins have a perfect polish to their density, and the finish is very intense, with wonderful fruit and truffle character. This turns almost decadent, with tremendous energy and a constantly changing profile. This is a very challenging wine to get to know, please leave this for at least ten years.\u003cbr\u003e\nWS99\u003cbr\u003e\nWine Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\nDark ruby black in color. Brilliant, intense aromas of mineral, blackberry and currant, with hints of Indian spices and cigar box, lead to a full-bodied palate, with ultrafine tannins and a beautiful balance of blackberry, raspberry and mineral. There's subtlety, yet also great depth. Lasts for minutes on the palate. This is a Latour with fabulous tone and vigor.\u003cbr\u003e\nRP98\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\n2005 was a very dry, warm and sunny vintage, causing vine stress in some areas of Bordeaux. Harvested from September 26 to October 6, the tannin\/IPT levels were very high this year. The 2005 Latour is blended of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Merlot and Petit Verdot. It is the biggest surprise of this tasting—until now, the wine was relatively closed and broody, but today the wine is just starting to reveal its personality—and what a stunner! Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it opens with provocative floral scents of roses and violets over a core of fresh blackcurrants, chocolate-covered cherries and black raspberries with hints of fertile loam, unsmoked cigars and black tea. Medium to full-bodied, firm, grainy and packed with muscular fruit, it has an epically long, savory finish sparked by floral notes.\u003cbr\u003e\nRating: 98+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44028903358688,"sku":"117189","price":1649.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/chateau-latour-grand-vin-pauillac-premier-grand-cru-classe_1_8eef7f14-c7a9-4dbd-8984-beed40e0a5d5.jpg?v=1685132676","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-latour-grand-vin-pauillac-premier-grand-cru-classe-2005-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}