6 magnums per lot
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Château Latour--Vintage 1971
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Tasting Note: Tasted from my personal cellar, the 1971 Latour is undoubtedly the wine of the Médoc, and possibly the wine of the vintage (Pétrus and Trotanoy are also splendid efforts). Drinkable young, it has continued to evolve, offering extraordinary aromatic complexity as well as surprisingly deep, concentrated flavours atypical for the vintage.
A dark opaque garnet colour with amber at the edge is followed by a spectacular bouquet of dried herbs, cedar, smoky black fruit, and coffee. Rich, but structured, with moderate tannin, this medium-bodied, elegant yet complex wine possesses a sweet mid-palate in addition to a long, concentrated finish with abundant tannin. This underrated 1971 has been fully mature for over a decade, but it reveals no signs of cracking up or becoming attenuated. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
6 magnums per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Tasting Note: Tasted from my personal cellar, the 1971 Latour is undoubtedly the wine of the Médoc, and possibly the wine of the vintage (Pétrus and Trotanoy are also splendid efforts). Drinkable young, it has continued to evolve, offering extraordinary aromatic complexity as well as surprisingly deep, concentrated flavours atypical for the vintage.
A dark opaque garnet colour with amber at the edge is followed by a spectacular bouquet of dried herbs, cedar, smoky black fruit, and coffee. Rich, but structured, with moderate tannin, this medium-bodied, elegant yet complex wine possesses a sweet mid-palate in addition to a long, concentrated finish with abundant tannin. This underrated 1971 has been fully mature for over a decade, but it reveals no signs of cracking up or becoming attenuated. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
6 magnums per lot