Wine Details
The Grand vin Chateau Latour, typically 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, with the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Château Latour started to be highly recognized around the world, thanks to the reconquest of the British market and the development of the wine business in Northern Europe. The aristocracy and other wealthy groups of consumers became very enthusiastic about a few great estates, of which Latour was one. And that was how Thomas Jefferson, ambassador of the United States in France, and future President, discovered this wine in 1787. At that time, a cask of Château Latour was already worth twenty times as much as one of ordinary Bordeaux wine.

The reputation of Château Latour was consolidated during the 19th century. It was confirmed in 1855, when the government of Napoléon III decided to classify the growths of the Médoc and the Graves for the International Exhibition in Paris: Château Latour was classified as a First Growth. The existing château was built during this "Golden Age", between 1862 and 1864.

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Viticulture

The gravel-based soils of Pauillac are key in creating the structured wines produced there. Like most of Bordeaux's left bank,<a title="Cabernet Sauvignon" href="http://www.wine.com/v6/Cabernet-Sauvignon/Red-Wines/learnabout.aspx?class=1&amp;varietal=1">Cabernet Sauvignon</a> is the leading grape. Some typical descriptions of wine from Pauillac include: concentrated, full-bodied, powerful, firm tannins, ability to mature. Not all of the Pauillac wines are top price collectibles that you can only find at auctions. There are great values in the lower level crus, like the fifth growth, Chateau Lynch-Bages, as well as great Cru Bourgeois such as Chateau Pibran. These wines are more affordable and often mature a bit sooner.

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