Château Latour 2017 vs Torbreck Vintners, The Factor, - 3L (Jeroboam) 2016
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. One of these is currently out of stock across tracked merchants.
| Availability | Out of stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | — | £425.00 |
| Current stockists | — | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Latour | Torbreck Vintners |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot | Syrah, Shiraz |
| Size | 750ml | 3000ml |
| Where to buy | No current tracked offers |
Château Latour 2017
Est. delivery in late summer, 2026 Château Latour needs no introduction. This is Pauillac royalty, the most powerful and long-lived of the first growths, from vines planted on deep Günzian gravel that have been making wine for centuries. The 2017 comes from a vintage that started wet but finished gloriously, giving wines of surprising concentration and classical structure. We find this vintage typically Latour in its aristocratic restraint and iron backbone, but with more accessible fruit than the famously austere 2010 or 2016. The blend is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, plus small amounts of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It's a wine that whispers rather than shouts, but what it's saying will echo for decades. Best cellared until 2030, drinking beautifully until 2055.
Torbreck Vintners, The Factor, - 3L (Jeroboam) 2016
Torbreck was established in 1994 from the resurrection of old vines vineyards that had fallen into disrepair on selected sites in The Barossa Valley. Twenty five years later Torbreck makes 19 different cuvées to continued acclaim, sourcing fruit from a number of old, some might say ancient, dry-farmed vines in vineyards. The manager on a highland estate is referred to as The Factor, and Torbreck's The Factor is a tribute to what makes the Barossa truly special - those incredible old Shiraz vines and the dedicated growers who care for them vintage after vintage.
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