Château Latour 2004

The Wine Front

Wine Enthusiast

There are tannins, structure and power, but also supreme elegance. The 2004 acidity comes through in the sweet cassis flavors, supported at the back by dry tannins. Currently, the wine is closed up, losing some of its fresh fruit, but this is a moment in its slow evolution towards a classic Latour.

VertdeVin

A beautiful elegant nose, fine, intense and complex. It expresses aromas of fruits (blackcurrant, cherry) which are accompanied by notes of spice, cedar and tobacco. In mouth the wine is well structured, sleek, powerful and balanced. Included are tasty notes of cassis, ripe berries and spice. Good length.

James Suckling

This is surprisingly approachable, especially from a big bottle. It’s soft and fruity with balsamic and sweet tobacco character. Full and round mouthfeel. It will obviously improve with age, but why wait? Served from imperial bottle.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2004 Latour is perhaps evolving slower than I expected, although it remains one of the finest Left Bank wines of the vintage. It has that quintessential graphite-scented bouquet intermixed with blackberry and cedar, although the liquorice note that I observed previously has receded. Again, there is wonderful definition. The palate is full-bodied but surprisingly more sultry than I expected, especially here where I was able to directly compare it with the other 2004 First Growths. It delivers the