Chateau Latour, Pauillac, France 2012 Chateau Lagrange with scents of eucalyptus

with scents of eucalyptus

Lacy and floating

and apricot invite you in

cherry and olive-leaf aromas follow through to a medium body with very fine

Chateau Latour, Pauillac, France 2012 Chateau Lagrange with scents of eucalyptusThis will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. It's a good one to start with as this is a vintage where the drinking window is starting to come into view. This is pure liquorice, graphite and profoundly dark fruits, gourmet brushed damson and crushed stones, with a silky, appealingly open texture. The tannins are as bracing as you hope for from this estate, not giving an