Château Latour--Vintage 1955
3 bottles per lot
Château Latour--Vintage 1955 Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled Tasting Note: A spectacular Latour, from a vintage that has provided many superb surprises (especially in the Médoc and Graves), the deep garnet-coloured 1955 reveals some amber at the edge. It remains tannic, but its extraordinary perfume of smoked meats, dried herbs, cedar, black fruits, underbrush, and leather is seductive. It is full-bodied, with a sweet, intense mid-palate, plenty of power, and decades of life remaining. This is an under-rated, stunning Latour that may even improve. Anticipated maturity: now-2020. Robert Parker Wine Advocate 129, June 2000 Beautiful, deep, rich garnet; bright blackcurrant fruit when first poured, slight herbaceousness, then cigar-box complexities, after 30 minutes; this is a vibrant, elegant, rich wine, with good middle fruit, which has come into its own. Fresh acidity, excellent length. At Jim Craig's Latour dinner, Belvedere Hotel, Beverly Hills, October 2003, and at dinner at the château during VINEXPO, June 2005 A.H. 3 bottles per lot
Château Latour--Vintage 1955
3 bottles per lot
Château Latour--Vintage 1955 Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled Tasting Note: A spectacular Latour, from a vintage that has provided many superb surprises (especially in the Médoc and Graves), the deep garnet-coloured 1955 reveals some amber at the edge. It remains tannic, but its extraordinary perfume of smoked meats, dried herbs, cedar, black fruits, underbrush, and leather is seductive. It is full-bodied, with a sweet, intense mid-palate, plenty of power, and decades of life remaining. This is an under-rated, stunning Latour that may even improve. Anticipated maturity: now-2020. Robert Parker Wine Advocate 129, June 2000 Beautiful, deep, rich garnet; bright blackcurrant fruit when first poured, slight herbaceousness, then cigar-box complexities, after 30 minutes; this is a vibrant, elegant, rich wine, with good middle fruit, which has come into its own. Fresh acidity, excellent length. At Jim Craig's Latour dinner, Belvedere Hotel, Beverly Hills, October 2003, and at dinner at the château during VINEXPO, June 2005 A.H. 3 bottles per lot
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