Latour Henri

2009 Latour Henri Auxey-Duresses La Chapelle

By billn on December 01, 2010

25 yo vines. Concentrated aromas of deep red fruit. Full and wide with plenty of structure and very good acidity. Nice ripe flavours that decay only slowly.

2007 Latour Henri Auxey-Duresses Les Grands Champs

By billn on December 01, 2010

Average 40 yo vines. Herbs and a more diffuse red fruit – perhaps because there’s a little minerality too. Nicely fresh – the acidity helping to push the intensity. Long finishing on a good mineral note.

2008 Latour Henri Auxey-Duresses Les Grands Champs

By billn on December 01, 2010

Initially tigher at the core – slightly darker red fruit aromas – it took a while, but the last drops smell lovely; that 2008 precision engineering. Fine width and very good acidity yet with sufficient padding. The flavour grows well in the mid-palate.

2003 Latour Henri Auxey-Duresses Les Grands Champs

By billn on December 01, 2010

The nose shows hints of leaves against a core of fruit. Lots of sweetness here, decent width too. There is plenty of tannin too that needs the sweetness of the fruit to buffer a little astringency. Clearly a child of the vintage, but there is balance enough to drink and even enjoy today.

2002 Latour Henri Auxey-Duresses Les Grands Champs

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

Medium, medium-plus ruby-red. The nose has a dense core, but is generally hard to get at for over an hour – after, it has some savoury hints, faint estery top-notes but stronger and almost good red fruit in the middle. In the mouth there’s good balance – perhaps a little ‘thin’ in the mid-palate, but just now that’s a 2002 thing, it’s definitely not just this wine. Despite that, there’s a nice cushioned texture and a reasonable finish. Decent intensity in the mid-palate. This is a value wine and was enjoyed.

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