Château Latour: 2022 New Releases - Neal Martin
BY NEAL MARTIN |
I was not able to visit Château Latour back in December as my focus was upon the 2019s in bottle and, as we all know, the First Growth has kept inventory back to release their three wines when deemed to be mature. When I visited the estate in March to taste some mature vintages with Frédéric Engerer for an article that will appear in the future, we began with the three forthcoming releases that complement Antonio Galloni’s reviews that have already been published on Vinous.
The 2017 Pauillac de Latour is quite backward on the nose at first and needs a little more coaxing than usual. Blackberry intermingles with black olive and light estuarine, almost kelp-like aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a sappy entry, quite briny and saline, plenty of character, a somewhat uncompromising Third Wine, though that is something I quite admire.
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I was not able to visit Château Latour back in December as my focus was upon the 2019s in bottle and, as we all know, the First Growth has kept inventory back to release their three wines when deemed to be mature. When I visited the estate in March to taste some mature vintages with Frédéric Engerer for an article that will appear in the future, we began with the three forthcoming releases that complement Antonio Galloni’s reviews that have already been published on Vinous.
