Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac 1978 sold at auction once in the last five years, for $113 per 750ml. The most recent sale was on June 2, 2025. The lowest retail price today is $171, across 10 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$113
1 sale
Lowest retail now
$171
10 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jun 2
2025
Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1978 (1)
$111per 750ml incl. premium35% below retail
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
1978 · Lot 44518 · Qty 9
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Pauillac
- Type
- Red
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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