
Ch. Latour (0.75 L)
$4,250.00
NM: Tasted at dinner at Domaine de Chevalier. The Latour í»70 can be such a variable beast. This is certainly one of the better, more representative bottles. Deep garnet in colour, nice limpidity in the glass. It has a beautiful nose that to be honest, sweeps aside the respectable Domaine de Chevalier í»70 poured alongside, like a lord dismissing his servant with a swish of his hand. Graphite, wild black fruit, freshly rolled tobacco and a faint hint of truffle. The palate is medium-bodied and after forty years, still quite austere but the balance is nailed. Masculine and foursquare, a Latour with a lot of horsepowerí¡but not necessarily revving in top gearí¡at least not after four decades. Lovely cedar and mint on the long, long finish. Wonderful. I do not thing this wine will get any better, but a divine vinous experience now. Drink now. Tasted April 2010.
Product Information
Size: 0.75
Vintage: 1970
WA / RP: 85
NM: 96
WS: 91
BH: 0