Château Latour à Pomerol 2009

Tasted at the offices of JP Moueix. The Latour-a-Pomerol 2009 has a very intense bouquet, real ‘thrust’ from the glass with dark cherries, graphite, dried rose petals and a touch of cassis. Very fine definition and sense of mineralite. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, very fine symmetry, dark berries, summer fruit, crushed stone with a touch of citrus peel towards the finish. Masculine, almost austere finish suggesting that this is a Pomerol to put away. Tasted September 2011. Score – 94. (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Jan. 30, 2012)