12 bottles per lot
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AN IMPRESSIVE PRIVATE STOCK OF TOP-QUALITY CHATEAUX FROM THE OUTSTANDING 1990 VINTAGE
Lying in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Offered in original wooden cases
This collection is one of many stocks in this section of the auction catalogue which have been stored at the International Exhibition Wine Society's superb cellar facilities in Stevenage
Château Latour--Vintage 1990
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Tasting Note: This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive, opulently-textured flavours, and a full-bodied finish with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin. The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly, when I previously tasted this wine (about six months ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further cellaring. Based on this example from the Château's cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many observers, including myself, thought it was? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Offered in original wooden cases
This collection is one of many stocks in this section of the auction catalogue which have been stored at the International Exhibition Wine Society's superb cellar facilities in Stevenage
Château Latour--Vintage 1990
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Tasting Note: This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive, opulently-textured flavours, and a full-bodied finish with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin. The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly, when I previously tasted this wine (about six months ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further cellaring. Based on this example from the Château's cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many observers, including myself, thought it was? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
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