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1959 Bordeaux – Château Latour 1959 for sale at Arden Fine Wines in London.
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The oldest document that mentions Chateau Latour dates from 1331.
Lord Pons granted an authorisation to Gaucelme de Castillon to build a fortified tower in the parish of Saint Maubert.
As a result of successive marriages and inheritances, Alexandre de Ségur became the owner of Château Latour.
In 1714, a barrel of Château Latour commanded a worth of 4-5 times more than a barrel of typical Bordeaux wine.
By 1729, the ratio increased to thirteen and by 1767 to twenty.
Château Latour exclusively produces wine from “vieilles vignes” (old vines) with an average age of 60 years in the Enclos vineyard.
The heart of the Enclos produces the depth, elegance, and concentration we expect of Château Latour every year.
Here, the winemakers achieve optimal expression of the Cabernet Sauvignon (accounting for more than 90% of the blend) in terms of colour, richness, and freshness.
These wines require time – often a decade – before they become ready for drinking.
Château Latour is also renowned for its ability to produce fine wines even in difficult years.
1959 Bordeaux – Château Latour 1959 for sale
The Château Latour 1959 vintage had a warm, wet spring, with a severe frost on 22 April.
Flowering continued from 25 May to 20 June.
There was very good weather in July and August, although a little too dry.
The bunches suffered and did not develop properly.
September was warm and rather dry.
The harvests began on 21 September.
The musts were rich, fleshy, strongly-coloured, and promising.
It was a tumultuous fermentation due to the heat.
Château Latour 1959 has a beautiful colour and expresses the roasted flavours of the 1949, combined with the fullness and smoothness of the 1953.
Château Latour 1959 has a very rich, complex nose overlaid with ripe fruit, cedar and dark mint chocolate.
On the palate Château Latour 1959 is ripe and full- bodied, yet also very concentrated and structured.
Château Latour 1959 is a great wine that still has ageing potential.
You can find 1959 Bordeaux for sale at Arden Fine Wines in London.
