WINE =======: 1970 Latour 
Tasting Date: 2003-08-03
Score       : 91

Notes
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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.
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