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Chteau Latour
Chteau Latour entered into the history books in 1378, at the height of the Hundred-Year war, when the Anglo-Gascon army established a garrison there. The emblem of the chteau - its squat, battlement tower, standing in the vines - serves to remind us of those times, when Aquitaine needed protection from marauders and pirates.
In the 18th century Chteau Latour, like many of its highly-regarded peers, started to be recognized around the world thanks to the conquest of the British market, and the flourishing trading routes to Northern Europe out of the Bordeaux river port.
The reputation of Latour for making wines of great color, complexity, purity of fruit and longevity was well known by the time of the Mdoc and Graves Classification in 1855 and Latour was named as one of only four Premier Crus Classe.
Between 1963 and 1993, the chteau came under British stewardship, at which time investments were made in the vineyard, vat-house and cellar. Latour returned to French hands in 1993, when it was purchased by Franois Pinault.
In 1999 work began on a further modernization of the cellars and vat room as Chteau Latour strives to remain one of the greatest wines estates in the world. New vinification systems and a cellar, as well as a tasting room, make Latour a truly modern operation with the most ancient of roots.
The 47 hectares which surround the chateau, the heart of the estate are called l'Enclos. Only the grapes from these 47 ha make the Grand Vin de Chteau Latour. This vineyard has a typical Mdoc topography, with a gentle rise in the ground, bounded on the north and south by two small streams, and on the east by the Palus, the low lying meadows by the river. But the l'Enclos benefits from a very unique terroir that combines an optimal sub-soil nutrition for the vines, the Gironde river which tempers extreme weather conditions, and a typical Mdoc climate, largely influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, which allows the grapes to reach maturation under favorable conditions. Today the estate consists of 78 hectares of vines.
Château Latour--Vintage 1901
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Bin-soiled labels. Levels: one top and one mid/upper-shoulder
2 bottles per lot
Chteau Latour entered into the history books in 1378, at the height of the Hundred-Year war, when the Anglo-Gascon army established a garrison there. The emblem of the chteau - its squat, battlement tower, standing in the vines - serves to remind us of those times, when Aquitaine needed protection from marauders and pirates.
In the 18th century Chteau Latour, like many of its highly-regarded peers, started to be recognized around the world thanks to the conquest of the British market, and the flourishing trading routes to Northern Europe out of the Bordeaux river port.
The reputation of Latour for making wines of great color, complexity, purity of fruit and longevity was well known by the time of the Mdoc and Graves Classification in 1855 and Latour was named as one of only four Premier Crus Classe.
Between 1963 and 1993, the chteau came under British stewardship, at which time investments were made in the vineyard, vat-house and cellar. Latour returned to French hands in 1993, when it was purchased by Franois Pinault.
In 1999 work began on a further modernization of the cellars and vat room as Chteau Latour strives to remain one of the greatest wines estates in the world. New vinification systems and a cellar, as well as a tasting room, make Latour a truly modern operation with the most ancient of roots.
The 47 hectares which surround the chateau, the heart of the estate are called l'Enclos. Only the grapes from these 47 ha make the Grand Vin de Chteau Latour. This vineyard has a typical Mdoc topography, with a gentle rise in the ground, bounded on the north and south by two small streams, and on the east by the Palus, the low lying meadows by the river. But the l'Enclos benefits from a very unique terroir that combines an optimal sub-soil nutrition for the vines, the Gironde river which tempers extreme weather conditions, and a typical Mdoc climate, largely influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, which allows the grapes to reach maturation under favorable conditions. Today the estate consists of 78 hectares of vines.
Château Latour--Vintage 1901
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Bin-soiled labels. Levels: one top and one mid/upper-shoulder
2 bottles per lot