Shows good density, with raspberry, bitter plum coulis and red currant paste notes that lend a slightly compact feel for now. The lively spice and rooibos tea hints that line the finish should emerge more with cellaring. Best from 2015 through 2025. 1,960 cases made. – James Molesworth (WineSpectator.com, March 2014)

Tasted at JP Moueix. The Latour-a-Pomerol has a more backward nose compared to its peers. Natural blackberry and raspberry fruit, wild hedgerow with subtle dried herb notes emerging with time in the glass. There is a gravel-like note one normally associated with La Grave-a-Pomerol. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins on the entry. It is very well balanced, very refined, but constitutes a more introspective Latour-a-Pomerol compared to recent vintages. I just need a little more depth and structure on the finish to merit a higher score, although it usually fills out nicely during maturation. Tasted April 2012. – eRobertParker.com, May 2012

Aromas of blueberries, chocolate and blackberries follow through to a full to medium body with firm tannins and a pleasing finish. Juicy. Extremely perfumed red with plums and flowers on the nose. Full to medium body with integrated tannins and a juicy finish. Well done. Better after 2016. – jamessuckling.com, Feb 2014

Good deep ruby-red. Deep aromas of blackcurrant, mocha and molasses, with hints of sweet spices and loam. At once sweet and firm, with sound acidity lifting the wine's rich flavors of black cherry, leather and truffle. Thick but not fat, finishing with a firm tannic spine and excellent persistence.

This well-known estate, long owned by the Jean-Pierre Moueix family, has been making strides over recent vintages to hopefully get back to the legendary quality level of vintages in the late forties, fifties, and early sixties. The 2011 possesses a healthy dark ruby/plum color, a broad, expansive mouthfeel, and plenty of jammy cherry, spice, earth and truffle notes. Rich, medium-bodied, pure and front end-loaded, this seductive effort can be drunk now or cellared for 12-15 years.

Black cherry, lots of savoury liquorice and aniseed character. Dry, still quite abrasive tannins. Medium body. Perhaps just a little stringy for the price. Drink: 2014-2024 - – jancisrobinson.com, Nov 2014

Black cherry, lots of savoury liquorice and aniseed character. Dry, still quite abrasive tannins. Medium body. Perhaps just a little stringy for the price. (RH)