Red Bordeaux |
1964 |
Latour a Pomerol
|
1 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£320 |
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|
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Red Bordeaux |
1983 |
Latour
|
3 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£360 |
Tasted from my cellar, this wine is fully mature, not terribly concentrated, and slightly herbaceous, exhibiting aromas of sweaty saddle leather, melted asphalt, tobacco, and red as well as black fruits. Notions of caramel and roasted nuts also emerge. A medium-bodied effort with soft tannin, but little persistence and length, it requires consumption over the next decade.
Tasting Notes |
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88 |
Red Bordeaux |
1983 |
Latour
|
1 |
Case |
12 |
75cl |
£4,500 |
Tasted from my cellar, this wine is fully mature, not terribly concentrated, and slightly herbaceous, exhibiting aromas of sweaty saddle leather, melted asphalt, tobacco, and red as well as black fruits. Notions of caramel and roasted nuts also emerge. A medium-bodied effort with soft tannin, but little persistence and length, it requires consumption over the next decade.
Tasting Notes |
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88 |
Red Bordeaux |
1985 |
Latour
|
1 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£390 |
Score: 88 Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book (4), December 2003
Score: 87 Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book (3), November 1998
Score: 88 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (129), June 2000
This wine was tasted from my personal collection, following the Latour tasting. The 1985 Latour is a soft, open-knit example, without much structure, delineation, and depth. The dark ruby color displays amber at the edge. The bouquet of tobacco, black fruits, herbs, earth, and new oak is pleasant, but neither intense nor persistent. The wine is medium-bodied, with sweet fruit on the attack, but it narrows out to reveal dry tannin and herbaceous notes. Anticipated maturity: now-2012.
Score: 88 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (129), April 2000
Score: 94 James Suckling, Wine Spectator, August 2000
Almost as great as the 1982. Dense and luscious with amazingly deep plum, blackberry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and full tannins. A wine with a terrific future. Try after 1998.--The Bordeaux 50. (JS) 95points
James Suckling, Wine Spectator
Tasting Notes |
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88 |
Red Bordeaux |
1988 |
Latour
|
1 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£375 |
The best showing yet for a wine from this under-rated vintage, the dark garnet-colored 1988 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. A bouquet of melted tar, plums, black currants, cedar, and underbrush is followed by a sweet entry, with medium to full body, excellent ripeness, and mature tannin. It is a classic, elegant Latour with more meaty, vegetable-like flavors than are found in a riper year, such as 1989 and 1990. The 1988 has just begun to enter its plateau of maturity, where it should remain for 25 years. Anticipated maturity: now-2025
Tasting Notes |
|
91 |
Red Bordeaux |
1997 |
Latour
|
1 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£350 |
Rating:
89
Price ($)
$180
Drink Date
2000 - 2014
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
21st Apr 2000
Source
128, The Wine Advocate
Tasting Notes |
|
89 |
Red Bordeaux |
1998 |
Les Forts de Latour
|
3 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£150 |
Score: 88 Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book (4), December 2003
Score: 86/87+ Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (128), April 2000
Consistently Bordeaux's best "second" wine, a star in its own right. This is a very open, blackcurrant fruit wine with elegance and harmony and good weight on the palate with quite a sweet, oaky finish. FV15.5.
Score: 15.5 Farr Vintners, June 1999
Tasting Notes |
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88 |
Red Bordeaux |
2007 |
Les Forts de Latour
|
2 |
Bottle |
|
75cl |
£140 |
The outstanding 2007 Les Forts de Latour reveals a touch of graphite and black currant fruit intermixed with an unmistakable minerality. It is a generous, silky textured, medium to full-bodied, evolved, elegant, and pure offering that is ideal for drinking over the next 10-12+ years. Drink 2010-2022. Score: 90
Tasting Notes |
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90 |