Chateau Latour Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 1978 sold at auction 69 times in the last five years, at a median of $375 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $350 and $454. The most recent sale was on October 21, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $526, across 15 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$375
69 sales · $350–454 middle half
Lowest retail now
$526
15 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 21
2026
Critic scores
90
Wine Advocate
92
Wine Spectator
Chateau Latour Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1978 (2)
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pauillac
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
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About Chateau Latour
Château Latour, François Pinault's Pauillac First Growth, farms 96.5 ha, certified organic since 2018, about three-quarters Cabernet Sauvignon. The grand vin comes only from old vines, averaging 60 years, in the 47 ha Enclos around the château, from plots such as Gravettes and Sarmentier; it is typically over 90% Cabernet, aged in new French oak. Austere and powerful young, it often needs a decade, and great vintages develop for several decades. Les Forts de Latour, from the Enclos edges and outlying Pauillac plots like Petit Batailley and Pinada, carries 25–30% Merlot and 50–60% new oak. Le Pauillac, from young vines, is nearly 45% Merlot and drinks after four or five years.
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Classification
- First Growth (Premier Grand Cru Classé), 1855
- Owner
- François Pinault / Groupe Artémis (since 1993)
- Vineyards
- 96.5 ha incl. the 47 ha Enclos; certified organic since 2018
- Grapes
- About 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
- Wines
- Château Latour; Les Forts de Latour; Le Pauillac de Château Latour
- Website
- chateau-latour.com
Sources: chateau-latour.com, bordeauxindex.com, Wikipedia