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Château Latour's grand vin comes from the Enclos, the 47-hectare walled vineyard beside the Gironde, and is aged about 18 months in new oak. Since 2012 Latour has sold no wine en primeur; each vintage is released from the château's cellars years later, alongside re-releases of older vintages, so Latour's 'release price' is a series of ex-château offers rather than one spring price.
- Made by
- Château Latour
- Style
- RedCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Bordeaux first growth
A red from one of the five top-ranked estates of Bordeaux. Every barrel is new, the grapes are picked by hand, and the wine waits more than a year and a half before bottling.
Good years and bad
One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.
The essentials
Price history in outline
Latour's withdrawal from the futures market means its recent vintages have a different price history from the other first growths: no en primeur price, a first ex-château release around seven to ten years after harvest, and a market that trades older vintages against those releases. The estate has said it intends to release wines only when drinkable.
Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
| Vintage | How the year was rated | Release price |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Very Good | — |
| 2022 | Exceptional | — |
| 2021 | Mixed | — |
| 2020 | Excellent | — |
| 2019 | Excellent | — |
| 2018 | Excellent | — |
| 2017 | Good | — |
| 2016 | Exceptional | — |
| 2015 | Excellent | — |
| 2014 | Very Good | — |
| 2013 | Difficult | — |
| 2012 | Good | — |
| 2011 | Good | — |
| 2010 | Exceptional | — |
| 2009 | Exceptional | — |
| 2008 | Very Good | — |
| 2007 | Mixed | — |
| 2006 | Very Good | — |
| 2005 | Exceptional | — |
| 2004 | Good | — |
| 2003 | Mixed | — |
| 2002 | Good | — |
| 2001 | Very Good | — |
| 2000 | Excellent | — |
| 1999 | Good | — |
| 1998 | Very Good | — |
| 1997 | Mixed | — |
| 1996 | Excellent | — |
| 1995 | Very Good | — |
| 1994 | — | — |
| 1993 | — | — |
| 1992 | — | — |
| 1991 | — | — |
| 1990 | Exceptional | — |
What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $28–$95 a bottle
We estimate it costs about $28 to $95 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.
| Component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Imputed land cost | $11.34 | $43.88 |
| Vineyard operations | $3.31 | $10.24 |
| Oak barrels | $0.56 | $1.61 |
| Winemaking labour and cellar work | $2.50 | $5.00 |
| Cellar aging | $1.20 | $2.96 |
| Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling | $4.90 | $13.40 |
| Winery overhead | $3.00 | $7.00 |
| Financing over the aging period | $1.61 | $10.89 |
| Estimated winery production cost | $28.42 | $94.98 |
Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
| Sale date | Vintage | House and sale | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1998 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · lot 292 | ≈$482 with premium |
| Sep 2026 | 2006 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · lot 281 | ≈$4,299 with premium |
| Sep 2026 | 1995 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · lot 228 | ≈$579 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 2009 | Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · lot 5 | ≈$7,964 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 1998 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1073 | $1,000 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 2000 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1072 | $1,750 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 2000 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1071 | $812 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 2002 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1069 | $938 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 2007 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1068 | $400 with premium |
| Jul 2026 | 2008 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1067 | $521 with premium |
| Jun 2026 | 2008 | Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3 | ≈$465 with premium |
| Jun 2026 | 1996 | Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 2 | ≈$637 with premium |
The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
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Sources
- Château Latour — the vineyard, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.