Description
Château Latour 2003 wine at Arden Fine Wines.
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- After a very wet autumn, the beginning of 2003 was particularly dry and there was a rainfall deficit from January to the end of June.
- Throughout the summer, and despite exceptional temperatures (between 35 and 40°C), the vineyard did not suffer as much as might have been feared because there was fairly regular rain in the form of thunderstorms.
- In August, temperatures were still very high and the vines experienced severe water stress.
- The foliage, structure of the bunches and the grapes themselves showed significant withering.
- The vines in the Enclos vineyard resisted the severely limited water supply thanks to the clay subsoil.
- Two storms at the end of August finally relaunched the vines’ metabolic activity and ripening could be completed perfectly.
- The harvests took place between 8 and 30 September in high temperatures.
- This made 2003 one of the earliest vintages in the history of Château Latour.
The weather in September gave Château Latour 2003 silky, round tannins, in exceptionally healthy conditions.
The balance of Château Latour 2003 thus offers a very fruity, full- bodied, generous palate.
The structure is powerful and dense with a very long finish.
There is no doubt that the 2003 will take a place among the property’s greatest vintages.
Château Latour 2003 wine at Arden Fine Wines.
