Chateau Latour Pauillac 2016 region-bordeaux followed by scents of tobacco

followed by scents of tobacco

rose and violet lead from the nose into a ripe palate of lush black cherry

with prevailing notes of dried fruit and elegant hints of wood and honey

toast point and mineral on the satiny mousse

This vibrant example of Cote Chalonaise is just starting to show it's development

Chateau Latour Pauillac 2016 region-bordeaux followed by scents of tobacco"Retasting the 2016 Chteau Latour next to both the 2010 and 2022 had me feeling like a kid in a candy store. Needing lots of air to show at its best, its dense purple hue is followed by quintessential Latour notes of smoky blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and lead pencil shavings. This carries to a medium to full bodied Pauillac that has lively acids, a pure, seamless, layered mouthfeel, building yet perfectly ripe tannins, and that rare