12 bottles per lot
Details
1999 Vintage Report: That good grapes could be produced at the end of a growing season like 1999 is little short of a miracle. For some it was the most difficult year in memory ... January and February were cool and abnormally dry but bud burst took place in equally abnormal heat. April and May were also very hot...Early June was stormy but the rest of the month was again very bot right through to the end of July. August variable ... but the three weeks that led up to 5th September were ideal, dry and warm. This was rudely interrupted by a severe thunderstorm and devasting hail from Libourne to St-Emilion. On the whole some very agreeable wines, though the market held back a little to see how the 2000 would turn out. M.B.
Château Latour--Vintage 1999
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Tasting note: Latour 1999: Deep, plummy; fragrant - hint of violets and oak; sweet, full-bodied, a soft ripeness, attractive, classic Latour. Tasted at the Château, March 2001 *****
12 bottles per lot
Château Latour--Vintage 1999
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Tasting note: Latour 1999: Deep, plummy; fragrant - hint of violets and oak; sweet, full-bodied, a soft ripeness, attractive, classic Latour. Tasted at the Château, March 2001 *****
12 bottles per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.