3 bottles per lot
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LATOUR OF THE SUPERB 1945 AND 1949 VINTAGES
Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Château Latour--Vintage 1945
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Lot 215 corroded embossed metal capsules. Detached and very badly bin-soiled labels. Levels: one top and one upper-shoulder. Lot 216 very corroded capsules. Very bin-soiled labels, one damaged. Levels upper-shoulder. Lot 217 very corroded capsules. Very bin-soiled and very damaged labels. Levels upper-shoulder. Lot 218 corroded capsules. Very badly bin-soiled labels, one damaged and detached. Levels mid-shoulder. Lot 219 very corroded capsules. Very bin-soiled and damaged labels, one loose. Levels mid-shoulder. Lot 220 very corroded capsules. One slightly raised cork. Very badly bin-soiled labels, one very damaged. Levels: two upper and one mid/upper-shoulder
Tasting note: A great wine. Surely one of the best ever Latours, drinking beautifully now but with many years more life. An amalgam of notes gathered at dinners and tastings: always deep, with an opaque core, spicy bouquet, eucalyptus, cedar, smoky tea (Lapsang), cheesy - not smelly cheese but a sort of sweaty tannin. Full-bodied, rich, complete, silky, tannins, complex, great length. ***** M.B.
3 bottles per lot
Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Château Latour--Vintage 1945
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Lot 215 corroded embossed metal capsules. Detached and very badly bin-soiled labels. Levels: one top and one upper-shoulder. Lot 216 very corroded capsules. Very bin-soiled labels, one damaged. Levels upper-shoulder. Lot 217 very corroded capsules. Very bin-soiled and very damaged labels. Levels upper-shoulder. Lot 218 corroded capsules. Very badly bin-soiled labels, one damaged and detached. Levels mid-shoulder. Lot 219 very corroded capsules. Very bin-soiled and damaged labels, one loose. Levels mid-shoulder. Lot 220 very corroded capsules. One slightly raised cork. Very badly bin-soiled labels, one very damaged. Levels: two upper and one mid/upper-shoulder
Tasting note: A great wine. Surely one of the best ever Latours, drinking beautifully now but with many years more life. An amalgam of notes gathered at dinners and tastings: always deep, with an opaque core, spicy bouquet, eucalyptus, cedar, smoky tea (Lapsang), cheesy - not smelly cheese but a sort of sweaty tannin. Full-bodied, rich, complete, silky, tannins, complex, great length. ***** M.B.
3 bottles per lot
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