2 bottles per lot
Details
Château Latour--Vintage 1961
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Level: one bottom neck, one very top shoulder; lightly corroded capsules, signs of old seepage, one capsule with tissue adhered to base, capsule cut to reveal château branding, vintage not visible, damp stained labels, one nicked label, two importers
"Truly a spectacular, unforgettable bottle of Bordeaux! On the nose it still showed a remarkable quantity of fresh red and black berry fruit character - so fresh that I initially thought that it was 20 years younger than it turned out to be. The fruit was very ripe, but there were also a host of secondary characters present, including the lead pencil - wet stones note that I often get from Latour: a minerally firmness and a very savory character on the nose. On the palate, the fruit was perfectly balanced by the structure, including tannins that were still very much present at 46 years of age. The wine showed a bit of the port-like richness traditionally ascribed to it, but with an Apollian straightness and balance that was remarkable." CC, tasted June 2009.
2 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Level: one bottom neck, one very top shoulder; lightly corroded capsules, signs of old seepage, one capsule with tissue adhered to base, capsule cut to reveal château branding, vintage not visible, damp stained labels, one nicked label, two importers
"Truly a spectacular, unforgettable bottle of Bordeaux! On the nose it still showed a remarkable quantity of fresh red and black berry fruit character - so fresh that I initially thought that it was 20 years younger than it turned out to be. The fruit was very ripe, but there were also a host of secondary characters present, including the lead pencil - wet stones note that I often get from Latour: a minerally firmness and a very savory character on the nose. On the palate, the fruit was perfectly balanced by the structure, including tannins that were still very much present at 46 years of age. The wine showed a bit of the port-like richness traditionally ascribed to it, but with an Apollian straightness and balance that was remarkable." CC, tasted June 2009.
2 bottles per lot