2011 Château Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (84.5%), Merlot (15%), Petit Verdot (0.5%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2020 - 2049)
Jancis Robinson MW
18+/20
Robert Parker
93-95/100
James Molesworth
93-96/100
Neal Martin
95/100
James Suckling
95/100
Jane Anson MW
97/100
Product: 20118006013

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2011 Château Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

Harvest September 12 to 26.

A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels through the palate, with rose petals on the edge that give a beautiful uplift along with the classic trace of mint. Its tannins are a little more angular than you find in the 2010 and 2009, but it is starting to lengthen and open, although this was a vintage that was not immediately impressive in the way that the previous two had been. A stately Latour, one that needs another few years to really show its place. The last Latour to be sold en primeur in the old system. 34% of overall production.

Drink 2021 - 2048

Jane Anson, Decanter.com (February 2021)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2011
Maturity Ready - youthful (2020 - 2049)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (84.5%), Merlot (15%), Petit Verdot (0.5%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Latour

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18+/20

Tasted blind. Very deep crimson. Lighter nose than some – more high-toned. Rich and dense, this wine really grew in the mouth. But tannins were lighter than in some. Attractive savoury finish.

Drink 2018 - 2035

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2021)
Robert Parker 93-95/100

A blend of 84.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 0.5% Petit Verdot, the 2011 Latour represents only 34% of the crop. It hit 13.1% natural alcohol.

One of the vintage's most compelling wines, it possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as a sweet, open-knit personality with ripe tannin, superb intensity, good purity and harmony, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, and lots of crushed rock, floral and black as well as blue fruit notes in addition to hints of ink and forest floor. This beautifully rich, savory Latour will be surprisingly drinkable in 4-5 years, and should age easily for two decades or more.

Drink 2016 - 2036

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (Apr 2012)
James Molesworth 93-96/100

Latour is all silk and velvet, with a gorgeous mouthfeel as the wine sails along, with cassis, cherry eau de vie and freshly sliced plum flavours, with a deeply ingrained iron note that adds considerable length to the finish.

James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2012)
Neal Martin 95/100

The 2011 Latour is well-defined on the nose with blackberry, bilberry, cedar, hoisin and a touch of mint. There is impressive intensity here, regal and convincing. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. There is a solid backbone to this wine, plenty of freshness, quite powerful towards the finish with superb persistence. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.

Drink 2022 - 2050

Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Apr 2022)
James Suckling 95/100

The nose is complex, featuring smoke, meat and hints of wood, with currants, olives and berries underneath. Full body with super-velvety tannins. The strong acidity gives the wine an edginess. Love the spicy, subtly fruity finish. Steely.

Try in 2020

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2014)
Jane Anson MW 97/100

Harvest September 12 to 26.

A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels through the palate, with rose petals on the edge that give a beautiful uplift along with the classic trace of mint. Its tannins are a little more angular than you find in the 2010 and 2009, but it is starting to lengthen and open, although this was a vintage that was not immediately impressive in the way that the previous two had been. A stately Latour, one that needs another few years to really show its place. The last Latour to be sold en primeur in the old system. 34% of overall production.

Drink 2021 - 2048

Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Feb 2021)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Pauillac

Pauillac

The aristocrat of the Médoc boasts 75 percent of the region’s First Growths, with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of production. Pauillac's First Growths each have their own unique characteristics: Ch. Lafite Rothschild produces the region’s most aromatically-complex and subtly-flavoured wine, while – with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon – Ch. Mouton Rothschild can produce a decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
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Château Latour

Château Latour is a wine estate in Pauillac, part of the Haut-Medoc sub-region on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. The estate’s history dates back to at least the 14th century, though vineyards were not established here until the 17th century. The estate is located at the southern edge of the Pauillac appellation, bordering the St Julien vineyards of Château Léoville Las Cases. Latour is one of the five First Growths of the 1855 classification, occupying the top tier alongside Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, and Mouton Rothschild.
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