Château Latour à Pomerol 2018, Pomerol
Reliable and excellent with aromas of dark berries, chocolate and freshly ground coffee, as well as hints of mint leaves, cloves and nutmeg. Very complex and beautiful wine.
Reviews
Year 2018:
92 points / WineSpectator.
92 points / Robert Parker.
91 points / Vinous.
The wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (50% new).
90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
An S. Jean-Pierre Moueix was founded in 1937 by Jean-Pierre Moueix. In the beginning, he built the company as a pure négociant company, but at the beginning of the 1950s he started investing in castles and vineyards. Jean-Pierre Moueix’s son Christian Moueix (born 1946) started in the family company in 1970 and in 1991 he became CEO. Manager.
Today Ets is owned. Jean-Pierre Moueix by Christian Moueix, as well as his two children: Edouard (born 1977 / Sales Director in 2003 and current Vice Adm. Director) and Charlotte (born 1978). An S. Jean-Pierre Moueix is located in the town of Libourne right down to the beautiful Dordogne river. Today, they own, among other things, the following castles: Ch. Bélair Monange Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion, Ch. Trotanoy Pomerol and Ch. La Fleur Pétrus Pomerol. In addition, they sell on an exclusive basis i.a. Ch. Bourgneuf Pomerol, Ch. Chantalouette and L’Hospitalet de Gazin Pomerol.
In the 19th century, Latour-à-Pomerol was owned by the Chambaud couple, whose daughter married Louis Garitey in 1875. After Garitey’s death in 1914, his three daughters inherited the castle, one of whom, Madame Loubat, later acquired Pétrus. In the following 15 years, Loubat increases its share with two significant parcels, one in the center of the Pomerol plateau, which today forms the largest part of the estate, and the other close to Château Trotanoy. After Loubat’s death in 1961, the property was inherited by Madame Lacoste, who entered into an agreement with Ets in 1962. Jean-Pierre Moueix about running the property, which was later expanded to also include vinification, bottling and sales. The soil at Château Latour à Pomerol is quite varied. The middle parcel of 5 hectares consists of gravel and clay and lies on Pomerol’s iron-containing clay subsoil. The wine from here is structured, compact and rather powerful. In contrast, the other parcels to the north and west are more sandy, which contributes to a softer and more charming wine. When the different parcels are mixed, the complex characteristics merge into a higher unity.
