- Château Latour 2009 has been re-released at €840 per bottle ex-château
- It is being offered at €910 per bottle and internationally at £11,100 per 12×75
- 12,000 bottles (1,000 x 12×75 cases) are included in the release
- Last tasting it in December 2019, Neal Martin awarded it 98 points
12,000 bottles (1,000 12×75 cases) of Latour 2009 have been released at €860 ex-château. It has been offered at €910 (N.B. Liv-ex initially reported an ex-négociant release price of €950 per bottle). €910 is 5.8% above the ex-négociant release price of the parcel released in 2020 (€860), and 18.2% above the original en primeur release price (€770).
It is being offered internationally at £11,100 per 12×75, 16.0% above the current Market Price for the 2009 (£9,480 per 12×75). The wine last traded at £8,602 per 12×75.
More pricing analysis below.
Critical Analysis
Neal Martin (Vinous) most recently tasted the 2009 in December 2019, awarding it 98 points. He noted that the 2009 ‘is very focused, with impressive salinity on the finish that lingers nicely. This is an extraordinarily beautiful Latour’.
Tasting the 2009 back in 2010, Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) rescored it up to 100 points from the 98-100 points he gave it en primeur. He was unequivocal in his praise: ‘Francois Pinault and his director, Frederic Engerer, have pulled out all the stops to produce one of the most monumental Latour’s ever made’.
Lisa Perrotti Brown MW (Wine Independent) tasted the 2009 in March 2024, awarding it 100 points (the same rating as she gave it when at the Wine Advocate). She called it ‘flat-out delicious right now but promises to reward the patient’.
Pricing Analysis
According to Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, Market Prices of Latour are correlated with Neal Martin scores (68.7%). The 2009’s current Market Price (£9,480 per 12×75) sits well above the Fair Value Line.
It’s hard to see how today’s release price could offer end consumers value, regardless of what a reasonable ex-château premium might be.
The 98-point 2005 is currently offered at £7,150 per 12×75, and represents significantly better value.
Latour 2009 trades on Liv-ex
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