12 bottles per lot
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LATOUR 1978 FROM A PRIVATE CELLAR
Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Château Latour--Vintage 1978
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden cases. One slightly stained label in lot 326. Levels: lot 325 base of neck, lot 326 seven base of neck, five top-shoulder
Tasting Note: One of the great wines of the vintage, the 1978 Latour has reached full maturity. While it does not possess the extraordinary concentration of the massive 1970, or the power of the 1975, the 1978 offers a stunningly fragrant nose of roasted herbs, sweet, jammy black fruits, nuts, and minerals. There is almost an iron taste, as if it were a vitamin supplement. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with fat, rich, concentrated flavours of black fruits, earth, and smoke. Although it has been delicious for some time, this wine reveals no signs of weakening. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted 1/97. 94 Points: Robert Parker; Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (1998).
12 bottles per lot
Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD)
Château Latour--Vintage 1978
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden cases. One slightly stained label in lot 326. Levels: lot 325 base of neck, lot 326 seven base of neck, five top-shoulder
Tasting Note: One of the great wines of the vintage, the 1978 Latour has reached full maturity. While it does not possess the extraordinary concentration of the massive 1970, or the power of the 1975, the 1978 offers a stunningly fragrant nose of roasted herbs, sweet, jammy black fruits, nuts, and minerals. There is almost an iron taste, as if it were a vitamin supplement. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with fat, rich, concentrated flavours of black fruits, earth, and smoke. Although it has been delicious for some time, this wine reveals no signs of weakening. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted 1/97. 94 Points: Robert Parker; Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition (1998).
12 bottles per lot
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