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Latour à Pomerol 2010

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

Elegant loamy soil notes intermixed with sweet cherries as well as hints of underbrush, mocha and mulberry jump from the glass of this pure, medium to full-bodied, dense wine, which possesses good glycerin, flesh and richness. It should drink nicely for up to 15 years.

92
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (205), March 2013

Tasted at the offices of Ets J-P Moueix, the Latour-a-Pomerol '10 has a "strict" bouquet with tightly would black fruit that demand coaxing from the glass. With several minutes aeration there are mineral tones coming through, suggestions of black truffle that will surely develop with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins. It has good backbone, a little more precision than vintages say in the 1990s tended to exhibit. This is a very terroir-driven Latour-a-Pomerol that is not as generous as the 2009 but has superb tension on the finish. Tasted November 2012.

93
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, February 2013

Gorgeous nose with strawberries, toasted hazelnuts and milk chocolate. Black currant, sweet licorice and lots of flowers. Great fruit and full body on the palate with a structure that just keeps adding layers of fruit and minerals. Very silky tannins and wonderful intense finish. It's about great harmony in this wine. Best Latour a Pomerol in years. Drink from 2017.

96
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2013

Mid crimson. Rather unusually open red fruit aromas. Then great freshness and polish. Tannins quite hard to discern until the very end of this super-fruity number. Easy to love, even if without massive intensity. Slightly angular on the end. Lighter than some but with great appeal.

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2011

We do not have first hand allocations of this Chateau but hope to have small quantities later in the campaign. This has the deepest colour that we have seen here for a long time. Ripe, red fuit on the palate with typical Pomerol richness and softness and lots of glycerol. Crushed red cherries fill the palate and there is a nice touch of vailla and mocha coffee. Lovely Pomerol.

93+
Farr Vintners, April 2011

There is a lovely richness to the black plum that fleshes out the nose. The palate is complex savoury, meaty a mass of dark fruits. Some underlying red fruits refresh and balance lifting and lengthening the finish.

90/94
Derek Smedley MW, April 2011
93
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2011

Plenty of freshness and length. Tannins rounded and fine. Very pure and harmonious. On a par with '09. Drink 2018-2035.

17
James Lawther MW, Decanter.com, April 2011
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Following a strong effort in 2009, the 2010 is one of the finest Latour a Pomerols produced in many years. Tiny yields (due to the spotty flowering of the Merlot) and small berries (a result of the drought) have produced a dense purple-colored wine with lots of licorice, camphor, black currant, earth and spice notes. The sweetness of the tannins along with the wine's density, opulence and richness make it one of the finest recent examples from this estate (which is attempting to reclaim the legendary status it enjoyed in such ancient vintages as 1947, 1950, 1959 and 1961). The 2010 should drink well for 20 or more years.

92/94
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (194), May 2011

Tasted at JP Moueix, the Latour-à-Pomerol is a little taciturn at first but rewards those with time to let the sample breath. Blackberry leaf, wild strawberry, black truffle and a touch of cedar emerge all with superb delineation and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, tensile tannins, very compact at the moment but fanning out beautifully on the spicy, energetic finish that is cloaked in puppy fat. Long in the mouth, a little disjointed at the moment but it will coalesce during its elevage. This is a cerebral Latour-a-Pomerol that may warrant a higher mark after bottling. Tasted April 2011.

91/93
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2011

This is the best LP I have had a long time, with black currant and flowers. Full body. It builds on the palate, with incredibly polished tannins and a long, intense finish

95/96
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2011
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