Double Magnum Château Latour

Double Magnum Château Latour - Pauillac 1989

1989 est l’année la plus précoce depuis 1893 ! Du débourrement le 27 mars sur les Merlots, jusqu’aux vendanges, l’année climatique est idéale pour le vignoble. La pleine floraison est relevée le 29 mai, et l’été superbe, sec, accélère l’évolution de la maturité . Les vendanges vertes sont effectuées début juillet et environ 50 % des grappes sont éliminées sur les jeunes vignes pour éviter les risques de sécheresse. Toute la région est surprise par la précocité du millésime, et les vendanges à Latour commencent le 31 Août (!) pour s’étaler jusqu’au 21 Septembre. La vendange est rentrée dans des conditions idéales.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Suckling le 28/02/2005

Rich and round wine. Full-bodied, with very good fruit and long velvety tannins. Needs more time. Round and rich. This is always outstanding and underrated by many. '89/'90 Bordeaux non-blind horizontal. Best after 2007.

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/06/2000

(...) Arborant un rubis sombre évolué et ambré sur le bord, ce vin au nez de caramel, de café, de cerise noire mûre, de groseille, de cèdre et de boîte à épices est moyennement corsé et étayé par une faible acidité. En bouche, il accuse un manque de richesse et pèche par sa finale abrupte. L'ensemble, de bonne facture, est delicieux..()

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/02/1997

Neither the 1989 or 1990 wines has budged in quality or development since I first tasted them in cask. I am still disappointed by the 1989, wondering how this chateau produced an elegant, medium-weight wine that seems atypically restrained for Latour. The deep ruby color is followed by a wine with surprisingly high acidity and hard tannin, but not the depth, richness, and power expected from this great estate. This closed wine is admittedly in need of 5-6 years of cellaring, but what is so alarming is its lack of weight, ripeness, and intensity, particularly when compared to the 1990. I suspect there is more than what has been revealed in recent tastings, but this looks to be an excellent as opposed to outstanding wine. In the context of the vintage, it is a disappointment.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/08/1993

The 1989 Latour resembles the 1982, although it is not as concentrated, full-bodied, powerful, or unctuous. Deep ruby/purple, with a penetrating bouquet of cassis, this large-scaled, yet surprisingly approachable wine is bursting with fruit and extract. The finish is admirably long and persistent. The wine has a high tannin count, but the tannins are largely obscured by the wine's rich fruit and depth. Anticipated maturity: 1998-2020. Last tasted, 5/93.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/02/1993

The 1989 Latour is deep ruby/purple, with a penetrating bouquet of cassis, this elegant, medium-bodied, surprisingly approachable wine is bursting with fruit and extract. The finish is admirably long and persistent. The high tannins are largely obscured by the wine's fine fruit and depth. For lovers of Latour, this is an understated, remarkably restrained style of wine. Anticipated maturity: 1997-2015.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/04/1992

The 1989 Latour is one of that great estate's more notable efforts since their monumental 1982. (However, the 1990 will be the vintage that announces the "return" of Latour.) Deep ruby/purple, with a penetrating bouquet of cassis, this elegant, medium-bodied, surprisingly approachable wine is bursting with fruit and extract. The finish is admirably long and persistent. The wine has a high tannin count (although lower than the 1990), but the tannins are largely obscured by the wine's fine fruit and depth. For lovers of Latour, this is an understated, remarkably restrained style of wine. Anticipated maturity: 1997-2015. Tasted five times. Consistent notes.