2007 Pauillac de Latour

I posted about our dinner at Addison a few weeks ago.  When we go to special dinners like Addison, that we plan out months in advance and save up for, we usually will also bring a special bottle of wine for the occasion. For the Addison dinner we brought a bottle of the 2007 Pauillac de Latour.  It is the 3rd label of Chateau Latour, one of Bordeaux's first growth's from the 1855 classification.  While this bottle definitely does not have the prestige of the Chateau Latour, it is often referred to as a baby Latour, and generally costs about a tenth of the price.  I have never tasted a Chateau Latour, so I don't know how the two would compare side by side, but we did really enjoy this bottle.  It is made up of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot.  We purchased this bottle at www.klwines.com for $89.99.  That is generally quite a bit more than we would spend on a bottle of wine, but this was a special occasion and we felt it good reason for a bit of a splurge.