🏰 Château Latour
Also known as: Latour
A Pauillac estate by the Gironde estuary, documented since 1331; owned since 1993 by François Pinault’s Artémis; a first growth of the 1855 classification.
Château Latour is a wine estate in Pauillac, in the Médoc, about 300 metres from the Gironde estuary. According to the estate, the oldest document mentioning Latour dates from 1331, when a fortified tower was authorised in the parish of Saint-Maubert. Through marriages and inheritance it passed to the Ségur family, whose descendants held it until 1962; in June 1993 François Pinault bought it through his holding company Artémis.
According to the estate, the vineyard covers 96.5 ha, including the 47 ha “Enclos” around the château, planted with about 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. It makes three red wines: the Grand Vin, Les Forts de Latour and Le Pauillac de Château Latour. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2018, and since 2012 the estate no longer sells its wines en primeur.
Pauillac is a protected designation of origin (PDO) for red wines made within a delimited area. In the 1855 classification, kept today by the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855, Latour is one of the Premiers Crus of the Médoc.
Why it matters to you. One estate can bottle several wines under the same PDO: Les Forts de Latour and the Pauillac come from the same château but not from the Enclos selection of the Grand Vin. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Year founded | documented since 1331; Artémis (François Pinault) since 1993 |
|---|---|
| Region | Pauillac, Médoc (Bordeaux) |
| Country | France |
| Legal basis | estate; PDO Pauillac, Premier Cru of the 1855 classification |
What it includes
- 🍷 Château Latour 1946
- 🍷 Château Latour 1948
- 🍷 Château Latour 1950
- 🍷 Château Latour 1952
- 🍷 Château Latour 1954
- 🍷 Château Latour 1955
- 🍷 Château Latour 1956
- 🍷 Château Latour 1958
- 🍷 Château Latour 1959
- 🍷 Château Latour 1960
- 🍷 Château Latour 1964
- 🍷 Château Latour 1974
- 🍷 Château Latour 1981
- 🍷 Château Latour 1984
- 🍷 Château Latour 1988
- 🍷 Château Latour 1989
- 🍷 Château Latour 1991
- 🍷 Château Latour 1995
- 🍷 Château Latour 2001
- 🍷 Château Latour 2006
- 🍷 Château Latour 2010
- 🍷 Château Latour 2011
- 🍷 Château Latour 2013
- 🍷 Château Latour 2017
How it connects to Wine
🏰 Château Latour → kind of → 📜 Pauillac ← main grape of ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📜 Pauillac
- Related to
- 📍 Médoc (Pauillac, Médoc)
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Château Latour?
Since June 1993, François Pinault through his holding company Artémis, according to the estate.
Is it true that Latour is still sold en primeur?
No. According to the estate, it stopped selling its wines en primeur in 2012 and now ages them in its own cellars.
What is the Enclos?
The 47 ha of vines around the château that can be used for the Grand Vin, according to the estate.
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⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Château Latour (official site): Since 1331
- Château Latour (official site): The land of Pauillac — terroir, Enclos, grape varieties
- Château Latour (official site): From generation to generation — vineyard and organic certification
- Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855: the 1855 classification
- Wikidata: Château Latour (Q1090583)
- eAmbrosia — EU register of geographical indications: PDO «Pauillac»
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)