A modern legend from Pauillac, the 2009 Château Latour is a powerhouse of richness, purity, and aging potential. Awarded perfect scores from both The Wine Advocate and James Suckling, this vintage is layered with intense black fruit, truffle, cedar, and earthy complexity. Its structure is formidable, with ripe, grainy tannins and vibrant freshness driving a remarkably long, mineral finish. Though already thrilling, this wine is built for decades—drink now or cellar confidently through 2080.

The Wine Advocate | RP 100
Published: Mar 14, 2019
Drink: 2020-2080

Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Latour is unashamedly youthful with bold blackcurrants, black cherries and warm plums notes plus nuances of cedar chest, aniseed, beef drippings, truffles and tapenade with a waft of tilled black soil. Full, concentrated and powerful in the mouth, it has a rock-solid frame of super ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and wonderfully minerally. Just a baby this needs time! 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 100
Published: Mar 11, 2019

Dark and chocolatey with a lot of richness, but also a cool herbal freshness this is a very impressive Medoc wine that's already delicious to drink. Very long, surprisingly supple finish for this château. A perfect wine. Drink or hold. (Horizontal Tasting, London, 2019)

Decanter | D 99
Published: Mar 1, 2022
Drink: 2032-2082

The hot, dry summer of 2009 produced a somewhat burly wine that seems riper and almost sweeter than the 2010 vintage, although it lacks a bit of the tension and freshness of the 2010. The result is fleshy and dense, with an almost fearsome depth of flavour. The texture suggests that this wine has the substance to age for decades, while the approachable character means that it should open up before the 2010 vintage. In 2009, the picking lasted from 23rd September through to 10th October, and the final blend was over 90% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance being Merlot; neither Cabernet Franc nor Petit Verdot made an appearance in the grand vin.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 14.00%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 18.5+
Published: Oct 5, 2023
Drink: 2026-2050

As usual, this is a notably backward wine but shows huge potential. Complex, saline, mineral nose. Very dry as opposed to sweet. Not very typical of this extremely ripe vintage but admirable even if far from ready. The most youthful wine in this tasting.

Chateau-latour.com

Great concentration and a previously unseen quantity of tannins characterized the wines, which possessed extraordinary aromatic intensity, freshness and precision. Rich, ripe and mineral, with a very long, lingering finish. An exceptional year which will improve for many years to come.