Bidding advice
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Placing a Maximum Bid
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Incremental Bidding Explained
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Bottle Details
Château Latour à Pomerol 1970
Not to be confused with the similarly named yet entirely automous Saint-Emilion estate, Château Latour. While Château Latour à Pomerol is not ranked within the 1855 Classification, this is not surprising and most certainly not a judgement against the quality of the wine - given that AOC Pomerol only received appellation status in 1936. Even the great Château Pétrus is unranked within the 1855 Classification. More positively, Châteaux Latour à Pomerol and Pétrus are widely credited with jointly raising the standard and reputation of Pomerol wines - both being owned by the family of Jean-Pierre Moueix.
Similar to Saint-Emilion, the wines of Pomerol are Merlot dominant with small quantities of Cabernet Franc. The 1970 vintage was much welcomed across the majority of Bordeaux (with the exception of Saint-Emilion), ending 9 straight years of poor harvests - though not considered one of the great vintages, it was certainly a very good year.
If you are at all interested in tasting something similar to Château Pétrus, but do not wish to fork out multiple thousands of pounds in doing so, this may well be just the bottle for you!
Vintage Wine Disclaimer - Item purchased fully at the buyers risk!
These vintage wines have travelled from a private collection to be included in our auctions, the items are in mixed conditions.
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Frequently asked questions
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