2004 Chateau Latour Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1x750ml

Vinous 94

The 2004 Latour has a comparatively simple bouquet with black cherries and touches of cassis. This does not quite articulate the terroir as well as other vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with a medicinal entry, very supple and rounded with pencil lead and notable saline elements towards the persistent finish. Menthol notes emerge with time. Excellent. Tasted blind from double magnum at a 20-year retrospective at the chateau. [Neal Martin, 07/02/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2048

Robert Parker 95

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 "authority" you expect from Latour, although I might be inclined just to give it another 2-3 years in bottle. Tasted September 2016. [Neal Martin, 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2045