Château Latour - Grand Vin Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2010 (1.5L) Valdeorras

Château Latour - Grand Vin Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2010 (1.5L) ValdeorrasCritical Acclaim 100 points Decanter Just over a third of the harvest made it into the grand vin to give a wine of startling concentration and purity, with lovely, forward cassis fruit and a hint of spice on the attack. The texture is fresh but not overly tannic, and there is a surprisingly sweet, silky feel cloaking the powerful extract. Best to wait another decade before trying this, but it will last a half century beyond that. Moderate temperatures

and orange blossom slowly give way to fresh peach

perfectly embodies SMEG's unique and distinctive design and at the same time the creative spirit of the Maison

taking on a peppery herbal tinge toward the close

grapefruit and yuzu

The rich and oily mouth feel weights the wine through the long creamy finish

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored

The 25 acres of organic Cinsault are ungrafted

A hint of graham cracker

The Dutch engineers drained the water from the marshes and swamps

this wine brings out a red fruit aroma and light tannins

top-class vermouth that reflects the terroir

In July 1998 Chateau Haut-Bailly was purchased by American Robert G