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Château Latour 2001 for sale at Arden Fine Wines.
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Gaucelme de Castillon received an authorisation from Lord Pons to build a fortified tower in the parish of Saint Maubert.
The Mullet family held the estate until the late 17th century.
While the leasing system gradually gave way to direct use of the land, the winemaking situation changed very little.
Alexandre de Ségur acquired Château Latour as a result of successive marriages and inheritances.
In 1714, a barrel of Château Latour commanded a price 4-5 times higher than a barrel of typical Bordeaux wine.
By 1729, the ratio rose to thirteen and by 1767 to twenty.
This flourishing trade gradually led the estate to specialise in wine production, with 38 hectares of vines in 1759 and 47 hectares by 1794.
The producers make Château Latour exclusively from “vieilles vignes” (old vines) with an average age of 60 years in the “Enclos”.
The heart of the Enclos is the only vineyard that, every year, produces the depth, elegance and concentration that we expect from Château Latour.
These wines need time – often a decade – before they become ready for drinking.
Latour also earned a reputation for producing fine wines even in difficult years.
Château Latour 2001 for sale
- Autumn and winter were generally mild and repeated showers gave way to a cool, wet spring.
- From June, mild, dry weather allowed !owering to proceed in a favourable climate.
- July saw some stormy periods, but also sunny days without excessive heat.
- August was dry with occasional violent storms.
- September contributed as much as August to the success of this vintage.
- The harvest began on 1 October, with the Merlot and Petit Verdot, and ended on 13 October with the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Château Latour 2001 is classic, distinguished, and dominated by a balance of great purity.
It will maintain a solid place in the succession of great vintages of recent years.
A very good year for Château Latour.
Château Latour 2001 for sale at Arden Fine Wines.
