Le Pauillac is the third wine of Chateau Latour yes, the First Growth which means it’s made from fruit that didn’t quite make the cut for the grand vin or the (already brilliant) second wine, Les Forts de Latour. But this is Latour we’re talking about: the team, the terroir, the meticulous selection. The 2020 vintage was warm and ripe, and Le Pauillac is a generous, approachable, drink-now-or-soon expression of one of the world’s most storied estates. A rare chance to taste the Latour signature without the First Growth investment.