Chateau Latour Pauillac 2016 region-barolo The palate is extremely complex

The palate is extremely complex with waves of earthy botanicals and floral essences

but not generic

tobacco leaves

with a surprisingly silken

orange oil

Chateau Latour Pauillac 2016 region-barolo The palate is extremely complex"Retasting the 2016 Chteau Latour next to both the 2010 and 2022 had me feeling like a kid in a candy store. Needing lots of air to show at its best, its dense purple hue is followed by quintessential Latour notes of smoky blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and lead pencil shavings. This carries to a medium to full bodied Pauillac that has lively acids, a pure, seamless, layered mouthfeel, building yet perfectly ripe tannins, and that rare