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| Chateau/Producer: | Latour | | Wine Score: | 91 | | Notes: | Immediate impression: right out of the bottle the wine's glory was apparent; in no
time at all the bouquet of dark cherries and vanilla blossomed; any cedar tones
were overshadowed by rich vanilla. The color showed virtually no substantive trace
of wine's age - amazing - still rich, deep red with the edges slightly orange (not
approaching any degree of brown). Beautifully balanced. Tannins are well-integrated
but you can't forget they are there (perhaps indicative of an ever-so-small ratio of
slightly hard/unripe tannins?) Unlike the 86 Lafite being focused in dark fruits, this
seemed brighter, more approachable, and slightly lighter.
After letting the wine breathe more. The cedar started to peek out from the vanilla,
imparting a rich velvety quality.
My impression of the Latour is that it is a magnificent wine, but likely at the apex
of its peak. Considering this wine was likely stored in ideal conditions (generator-
backed-up 55-58F cellar) since it was originally purchased, I can't say that I have
high hopes for this wine improving with additional age. | | Tasting Date: | 2003-08-03 |
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