Chateau Latour, Pauillac, France 2012 Torre Mastio Iconic is the brainchild of

Iconic is the brainchild of two college friends who wanted to make high-quality

building a firm frame with pronounced minerality

The clay soils provide more depth and concentration (than Chenade)

with a garnet rim

Chateau Latour, Pauillac, France 2012 Torre Mastio Iconic is the brainchild ofThis will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. It's a good one to start with as this is a vintage where the drinking window is starting to come into view. This is pure liquorice, graphite and profoundly dark fruits, gourmet brushed damson and crushed stones, with a silky, appealingly open texture. The tannins are as bracing as you hope for from this estate, not giving an