12 bottles per lot
Details
2000 Vintage Report: Unquestionably, this was a very good year, fairly uniform in quality with some really outstanding wines. No serious cellar should be without some decent 2000s. M.B.
Château Latour--Vintage 2000
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Tasting note: Latour 2000: Cabernet Sauvignon 77 Merlot 16 Cabernet Franc 4 and Petit Verdot 3 the grand vin representing 48 of the crop. Cask sample tasted March 2001 at the Château: very deep, velvety, opaque core, with intense purple rim; dumb at first, rich, spicy, violets, very Cabernet; full hard, spicy, tannic. Denser tannins and higher acidity than the '99 ***** M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Château Latour--Vintage 2000
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Tasting note: Latour 2000: Cabernet Sauvignon 77 Merlot 16 Cabernet Franc 4 and Petit Verdot 3 the grand vin representing 48 of the crop. Cask sample tasted March 2001 at the Château: very deep, velvety, opaque core, with intense purple rim; dumb at first, rich, spicy, violets, very Cabernet; full hard, spicy, tannic. Denser tannins and higher acidity than the '99 ***** M.B.
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.