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Certified Organic. Based in Pauillac, the epicentre of First Growths in Bordeaux, Château Latour is an estate that can trace its viticultural roots back to the 17th century. Located at the southern edge of the appellation, the vineyard holdings sit at an impressive 92 hectares, with 47 of these comprising the famed L’Enclos vineyard. This plot of prime real estate surrounds the château itself and is just 300 metres from the Gironde Estuary. The soils are rich in clayey gravel at the centre of the site and gravelly sand towards the edges, and its deep-rooted vines (some as old as 100 years) plunge as deep as three metres. But the key to the Latour style—and what sets it apart from its First Growth Pauillac peers—is the dense, sticky clay, argile gonflante (similar to the soils of Petrus in Pomerol) that ripples deep underneath the gravelly surface. Hélène Génin (Technical Director at Château Latour) asserts that these pockets of clay in just the right places “contain the secret to the wine’s elegantly muscular power and immense longevity”.
Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from vines located in the finest plots within the coveted and revered estate vineyard, L’Enclos. The vines have an average age of 60 years, with some as old as 100. It is from these vines that Cabernet Sauvignon (accounting for 90% or more of the blend in most years) most deeply expresses its terroir. The 2014 was matured in 100% new oak.