The name Château Latour evokes a glorious tower built on the banks of the Gironde, overlooking the water and the vines.

Created about 1680, the vineyard of Château Latour is one of the oldest in the Medoc.

At the beginning of the 18th century, Château Latour started to be highly recognized around the world, thanks to the English aristocracy and other wealthy groups of consumers in northern Europe. And that was how Thomas Jefferson, Ambassador of the United States in France, and future President, discovered this 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 estates of the Médoc and the Graves for the International Exhibition in Paris : Château Latour was classified as First Growth.

In July 1993, Mr PINAULT brought Château Latour back into French hands after 30 years of British ownership.

For information, the grapes are mostly Cabernet-Sauvignon (78%), and Merlot Noir (17%), the others 5% split between Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

This first growth 1855 has an intense crimson colour; its complex liquorice bouquet is quite closed-in. It is obviously a wine of substance, powerful and generous with ripe tannin insuring that the grapes were at their peak when picked.