3 bottles per lot
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Château Latour--Vintage 1949
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Tasting Note: On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting, opulently-textured drinking experience. Its spectacularly perfumed bouquet consists of truffles, black tea, soy, minerals, and copious sweet prune, coffee-infused, blackcurrant fruit. Sweet on the attack, with a rare opulence, a voluptuous texture, full body, terrific freshness, and a chewy, fleshy, succulent finish, this has always been great stuff. This bottle was no exception. It has been fully mature for 25-30 years, but well-stored or larger format bottlings will last another two decades. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
Served in Texas beside 1950 and 1948, this had the brightest, youngest, most vibrant colour of the three, the nose still ripe, rich and young, with fabulous, sweet perfumes. This is full-bodied, round and luscious, with rich tannins and lovely length. At Keith Williams' Vin de Garde dinner, Houston, Feb. 2003 A.H.
3 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Tasting Note: On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting, opulently-textured drinking experience. Its spectacularly perfumed bouquet consists of truffles, black tea, soy, minerals, and copious sweet prune, coffee-infused, blackcurrant fruit. Sweet on the attack, with a rare opulence, a voluptuous texture, full body, terrific freshness, and a chewy, fleshy, succulent finish, this has always been great stuff. This bottle was no exception. It has been fully mature for 25-30 years, but well-stored or larger format bottlings will last another two decades. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
Served in Texas beside 1950 and 1948, this had the brightest, youngest, most vibrant colour of the three, the nose still ripe, rich and young, with fabulous, sweet perfumes. This is full-bodied, round and luscious, with rich tannins and lovely length. At Keith Williams' Vin de Garde dinner, Houston, Feb. 2003 A.H.
3 bottles per lot