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2012 Chateau Latour
2012 Chateau Latour - Angry Wine Merchant
2012 Chateau Latour
2012 Chateau Latour - Angry Wine Merchant
2012 Chateau Latour - Angry Wine Merchant
2012 Chateau Latour
2012 Chateau Latour

2012 Chateau Latour

Grand Vin

Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot

France / Bordeaux / Medoc  / AOC Pauillac

$745
RP 96
V 96
Size:
Menge:

2 Einheiten auf Lager.

GRAND CRU CLASSÉS EN 1855, Premier Cru

2012 Chateau Latour – Pauillac’s First Growth Masterpiece

The 2012 Chateau Latour stands as a testament to this First Growth’s unwavering pursuit of precision, longevity, and terroir expression. One of the most revered producers in the Pauillac appellation, Latour continues to set the benchmark for Left Bank Bordeaux with its monumental structure and refined power.

Tasting Notes

This vintage reveals focused aromas of blackcurrant, wet stone, and graphite, with background notes of cedar, violet, and crushed herbs. On the palate, it is tightly coiled and precise, offering layered flavors of cassis, liquorice, and smoke. The tannins are exceptionally fine, guiding the wine through a long, linear, mineral-driven finish.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Located at the southern edge of Pauillac near the Gironde, Château Latour benefits from gravelly soils over clay, ideal for Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2012 blend consists of approximately **90% Cabernet Sauvignon**, **9% Merlot**, and **1% Petit Verdot**, aged in **100% new French oak barrels**. Despite the vintage's challenges, the estate's rigorous selection and biodynamic practices resulted in a wine of remarkable poise and depth.

Investment & Collectibility

The 2012 Latour was released later than most Bordeaux due to the château’s decision to delay market entry until the wine was ready to drink. As a result, it combines immediate approachability with the estate’s hallmark longevity. With limited release and First Growth status, it holds strong appeal for both collectors and investors. Perfect for your collection.

Vintage Specifics & Accolades

The **2012 vintage** was challenging across Bordeaux, but Pauillac emerged strong, with top estates producing wines of balance, elegance, and subtle power.

  • 96+ points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  • 96 points – Vinous
  • 95 points – Wine Spectator

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RP 96

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 96+) The 2012 Latour is a blend of 90.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6% Merlot and 0.2% Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet colored, the nose slowly, measuredly emerges with notions of preserved Morello cherries, baked blackcurrants and blackberry compote, giving way to nuances of pencil shavings, unsmoked cigars, Chinese five spice and sandalwood plus ever so subtle hints of cardamom and eucalyptus. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black and red fruit preserves with a firm, grainy-textured frame and fantastic freshness, finishing with a veritable firework display of lingering spices and minerals. This is a more restrained, relatively elegant vintage of Latour that may not have that “iron fist in a velvet glove” power of the greatest vintages but nonetheless struts its superior terroir and behind-the-scenes savoir faire with impressive panache. It is drinking nicely now with suitably rounded-off, approachable tannins, and the tertiary characters are just beginning to bring some more cerebral elements into the compote of temptingly primary black fruits. But, if you’re looking to drink it in full, flamboyant swing, give it another 5-10 years in bottle and drink it over the next 20-25 years+. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue date: March 5, 2020. Drinking window: 2020-2050.
V 96

Vinous

The 2012 Latour has a potent bouquet of blackberry, graphite and distinctive tertiary notes [instead of more marine scents observed four years earlier]. Initially, the palate is slightly disjointed on the entry and displays a subtle herbal quality, plus hints of pencil shavings. The 2012 demands a few minutes to really coalesce and achieve the precision and pixelation that have been the hallmark of this Grand Vin in its youth. Layers of black fruit coat the mouth, and a bitter edge lends tension, particularly toward the very persistent finish. Though its release implies, and the rhetoric from the château indicates, that it is ready to drink, if you want my advice, cellar the 2012 for another five or six years to witness it in full flight. It has always been a candidate for wine of the vintage... just have a bit of patience. Reviewed by Neal Martin, April 2020. Drinking window: 2027 - 2055.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
  • WINEMAKER NOTES
RP 96

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 96+) The 2012 Latour is a blend of 90.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6% Merlot and 0.2% Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet colored, the nose slowly, measuredly emerges with notions of preserved Morello cherries, baked blackcurrants and blackberry compote, giving way to nuances of pencil shavings, unsmoked cigars, Chinese five spice and sandalwood plus ever so subtle hints of cardamom and eucalyptus. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black and red fruit preserves with a firm, grainy-textured frame and fantastic freshness, finishing with a veritable firework display of lingering spices and minerals. This is a more restrained, relatively elegant vintage of Latour that may not have that “iron fist in a velvet glove” power of the greatest vintages but nonetheless struts its superior terroir and behind-the-scenes savoir faire with impressive panache. It is drinking nicely now with suitably rounded-off, approachable tannins, and the tertiary characters are just beginning to bring some more cerebral elements into the compote of temptingly primary black fruits. But, if you’re looking to drink it in full, flamboyant swing, give it another 5-10 years in bottle and drink it over the next 20-25 years+. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue date: March 5, 2020. Drinking window: 2020-2050.
V 96

Vinous

The 2012 Latour has a potent bouquet of blackberry, graphite and distinctive tertiary notes [instead of more marine scents observed four years earlier]. Initially, the palate is slightly disjointed on the entry and displays a subtle herbal quality, plus hints of pencil shavings. The 2012 demands a few minutes to really coalesce and achieve the precision and pixelation that have been the hallmark of this Grand Vin in its youth. Layers of black fruit coat the mouth, and a bitter edge lends tension, particularly toward the very persistent finish. Though its release implies, and the rhetoric from the château indicates, that it is ready to drink, if you want my advice, cellar the 2012 for another five or six years to witness it in full flight. It has always been a candidate for wine of the vintage... just have a bit of patience. Reviewed by Neal Martin, April 2020. Drinking window: 2027 - 2055.

2012 Chateau Latour – Pauillac’s First Growth Masterpiece

The 2012 Chateau Latour stands as a testament to this First Growth’s unwavering pursuit of precision, longevity, and terroir expression. One of the most revered producers in the Pauillac appellation, Latour continues to set the benchmark for Left Bank Bordeaux with its monumental structure and refined power.

Tasting Notes

This vintage reveals focused aromas of blackcurrant, wet stone, and graphite, with background notes of cedar, violet, and crushed herbs. On the palate, it is tightly coiled and precise, offering layered flavors of cassis, liquorice, and smoke. The tannins are exceptionally fine, guiding the wine through a long, linear, mineral-driven finish.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Located at the southern edge of Pauillac near the Gironde, Château Latour benefits from gravelly soils over clay, ideal for Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2012 blend consists of approximately **90% Cabernet Sauvignon**, **9% Merlot**, and **1% Petit Verdot**, aged in **100% new French oak barrels**. Despite the vintage's challenges, the estate's rigorous selection and biodynamic practices resulted in a wine of remarkable poise and depth.

Investment & Collectibility

The 2012 Latour was released later than most Bordeaux due to the château’s decision to delay market entry until the wine was ready to drink. As a result, it combines immediate approachability with the estate’s hallmark longevity. With limited release and First Growth status, it holds strong appeal for both collectors and investors. Perfect for your collection.

Vintage Specifics & Accolades

The **2012 vintage** was challenging across Bordeaux, but Pauillac emerged strong, with top estates producing wines of balance, elegance, and subtle power.

  • 96+ points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  • 96 points – Vinous
  • 95 points – Wine Spectator

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