拉圖堡座落在法國的Pauillac(波亞克) 區與St-Julien(聖祖利安)
區的交界，兼具波亞克雄厚紮實的特色與St-Julie複雜優雅的個性，北臨二級酒廠Chateau Leoville Las
Cases，這是法國人一直引以為傲的酒廠之一。拉圖堡讓法國人很遺憾的是:這座重要的一級酒堡一直都落在外國人的手上，之前拉圖堡在1963-1994年間都是被英國人所擁有，直到之後的1994年才被法國人所收購，終於回歸到祖國的懷抱。拉圖堡每公頃植有約10,000株葡萄樹，本園45-50%的釀產為一軍的Ch.
Latour，其餘為二軍與三軍酒，其二軍酒Les Forts de
Latour是五大酒莊二軍酒中酒質最優的一款，其酒質媲美四級酒莊，酒價也是高居不下。
拉圖堡在五大酒莊中所需要的醇化期最長，向來以酒質緊密、集中、豐厚著稱，但經過了十至十五年的「青澀期」後，成熟後的她會散發出新鮮的核桃、皮革、黑醋栗以及土壤和礦物香，是款十足濃郁Full Body的酒款。
WA: 95+ Drink: 2016-2035
This is one of the more perplexing Latours to evaluate. It has plenty of sweetness as well as a gorgeous, rich fruitiness, but it lacks the firmness one finds in more recent great vintages such as 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. There is plenty of sweet, ripe currant fruitiness, abundant glycerin, and full body, but I’m still waiting for that extra nuance of complexity to emerge. It’s all there, but the wine still seems to be more monolithic than one would expect in a wine approaching 19 years of age. It is not the sure-fire winner I thought it was in its youth, but then again, I don’t have any reason to doubt that more complexity will emerge. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035.
