Latour 2014 1500ml

Château Latour, the Pauillac first growth overlooking the Gironde, stopped selling its wines en primeur after the 2011 vintage and now releases them only when it judges them ready, so the 2014 came to market with some bottle age. Wine Advocate called it "one of the very finest wines of a vintage that favored the northern Médoc." Expect wild berries and cassis, cigar wrapper, black truffle, olive and dried lavender over a full-bodied, tightly wound palate framed by chalky tannins and bright acidity, with cedar notes and great freshness on the long finish. In magnum this classic Cabernet Sauvignon-led wine will age slowly; open from now through the 2050s.