3 bottles per lot
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Château Latour--Vintage 1990
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels base of neck
Tasting note: This is one of the more perplexing Latours to evaluate. It has plenty of sweetness as well as a gorgeous, rich fruitiness, but it lacks the firmness one finds in more recent great vintages such as 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. There is plenty of sweet, ripe currant fruitiness, abundant glycerin, and full body, but Im still waiting for that extra nuance of complexity to emerge. Its all there, but the wine still seems to be more monolithic than one would expect in a wine approaching 19 years of age. It is not the sure-fire winner I thought it was in its youth, but then again, I dont have any reason to doubt that more complexity will emerge. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035. 95+ points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
3 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels base of neck
Tasting note: This is one of the more perplexing Latours to evaluate. It has plenty of sweetness as well as a gorgeous, rich fruitiness, but it lacks the firmness one finds in more recent great vintages such as 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. There is plenty of sweet, ripe currant fruitiness, abundant glycerin, and full body, but Im still waiting for that extra nuance of complexity to emerge. Its all there, but the wine still seems to be more monolithic than one would expect in a wine approaching 19 years of age. It is not the sure-fire winner I thought it was in its youth, but then again, I dont have any reason to doubt that more complexity will emerge. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035. 95+ points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009
3 bottles per lot
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