Château Latour 2008
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 844; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 855. The average score for Château Latour is 924, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Latour they use words like Fruit, Black, Full, Long, Tannins, Sweet, Tannin, Purple, Dark, Dense, Rich, Cassis, Deep, Ripe, Richness. The 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Latour: Gravelly, Voluminous, Burning, Complement, Graciousness, Embers, Roast, Neat, Elation, Inspiring. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.98%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (12.5% vs 13.02%). The wine will be ready to drink in 1 years (in 2018) and should be consumed within the next 23 years (by 2040). It normally takes wines from Château Latour around 12 years to be ready to start drinking, and 20 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Latour 2003, Château Latour 1996, Château Margaux 2005, Château Margaux 2010, Château Margaux 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Margaux 2008, Château Margaux 2006, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very low value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score. This wine is in the bottom 10% of wines by value; you might very well be paying for the name, rather than the wine.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 115 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 | -82% |
| 105 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -71% |
| 70 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005 | -81% |
| 68 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 96% |
| 68 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 96% |
| 67 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 96% |
| 66 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -71% |
| 66 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -71% |
| 66 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 | -82% |
| 66 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2006 | 18% |
| 66 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2005 | -7% |
| 66 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 | 498% |
| 65 | Château Pontet-Canet 2009 | -62% |
| 65 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2010 | 103% |
| 65 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -86% |
| 64 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -86% |
| 64 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -86% |
| 63 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2008 | -7% |
| 62 | Les Forts de Latour 2005 | -66% |
| 62 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 | 35% |
| 62 | Les Forts de Latour 2005 | -66% |
| 61 | Château Clerc-Milon 2010 | -81% |
| 61 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -80% |
| 61 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -80% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Château Margaux 2006 | -4% |
| 99 | Château Margaux 2008 | -34% |
| 96 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -71% |
| 90 | Château Latour 2003 | 109% |
| 80 | Château Latour 1996 | 110% |
| 73 | Château Margaux 2005 | 87% |
| 72 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005 | -3% |
| 71 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005 | -3% |
| 71 | Château Margaux 2010 | 148% |
| 71 | Château Margaux 2010 | 148% |
| 66 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2005 | -49% |
| 65 | Château Haut-Brion 2008 | -81% |
| 65 | Château Montrose 2010 | -63% |
| 64 | Château Pavie 2005 | -33% |
| 64 | Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2010 | -68% |
| 64 | Château Margaux 2006 | -4% |
| 64 | Château Margaux 2006 | -4% |
| 64 | Château Angélus 2005 | -22% |
| 64 | Château Margaux 2005 | 87% |
| 64 | Château Montrose 2009 | -52% |
| 63 | Château Cheval Blanc 2005 | 29% |
| 63 | Château Palmer 2005 | -34% |
| 62 | Château Cheval Blanc 2006 | 0% |
| 62 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010 | -67% |
| 62 | Château Montrose 2005 | 17% |
| 61 | Château Haut-Brion 2010 | 88% |
Prices & Deals for Château Latour 2008
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-02 | gbp | 458 |
| 2015-04-06 | gbp | 292 |