2022 Château Latour

So much lead pencil, graphite, and blackcurrant. Minerally, too. Full-bodied yet tight and refined with a focus, brightness and great length. Very linear and bright. Racy. 92.45% cabernet sauvignon, 7.4% merlot and 0.15% petit verdot. (2023)

From a château that never puts a foot wrong, the 2022 Château Latour is another sensational wine that's going to be one of the wines of the vintage, as well as one of the longest-lived. A blend of 92.45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.4% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, it has a quintessential Latour nose of pure dark currants, cassis, lead pencil, and smoked tobacco, with subtle floral and violet notes emerging with time in the glass. Concentrated, straight, and incredibly focused on the palate, it's a powerhouse of a Pauillac offering beautiful tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. Despite having a wealth of fruit and texture, it's going to demand a solid 10-15 years of bottle age to hit the early stages of its prime drinking window. (05/2023)

The 2022 Latour, composed of 92.45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.4% Merlot, and 0.15% Petit Verdot, is deep garnet-purple in color. The nose slowly unfurls to offer beguiling scents of wild blueberries, blackcurrant pastilles, black raspberries, and crushed rocks, with hints of cardamom, cinnamon, orange peel, and lilacs. The medium to full-bodied palate beautifully maintains its poise and sophistication in spite of the heat of the vintage, with layer upon layer of bright, vibrant black fruits and very fine, silt-like tannins, supported by seamless freshness, finishing beautifully long and earthy. This includes 7.6% press wine and represents 38.8% of the year's production. pH 3.85, TPI 75. (05/2023)