12 bottles per lot
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Château Latour--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Lot 63; One slightly damaged capsule. Eight bin-soiled labels, four badly, six slightly damaged, three damaged. Levels nine into neck, three base of neck. Lot 64; One corroded capsule. Two bin-soiled labels, ten badly. Five slightly damaged, four damaged, three badly. Levels: five base of neck, six top and one upper-shoulder
Tasting note: First tasted at the time of bottling, and predictably opaque, dumb and massive, with huge potential. At 10 years of age I described it as 'a knife and fork wine', so big and chewy. Beginning to shed some of its colour in the mid-1990s, its bouquet developed fragrantly, ripe, cedary, red current scents. Surprisingly sweet and delicious despite its tannic grip at the turn of the century. 'Old oak', chocolate and tannic in 2003. Most recently: richly coloured; very fragrant, classic, cedar bouquet; very good fruit, flavour of 'sugared almonds', tannic, impressive. Last tasted July 2005 ****(*) M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Lot 63; One slightly damaged capsule. Eight bin-soiled labels, four badly, six slightly damaged, three damaged. Levels nine into neck, three base of neck. Lot 64; One corroded capsule. Two bin-soiled labels, ten badly. Five slightly damaged, four damaged, three badly. Levels: five base of neck, six top and one upper-shoulder
Tasting note: First tasted at the time of bottling, and predictably opaque, dumb and massive, with huge potential. At 10 years of age I described it as 'a knife and fork wine', so big and chewy. Beginning to shed some of its colour in the mid-1990s, its bouquet developed fragrantly, ripe, cedary, red current scents. Surprisingly sweet and delicious despite its tannic grip at the turn of the century. 'Old oak', chocolate and tannic in 2003. Most recently: richly coloured; very fragrant, classic, cedar bouquet; very good fruit, flavour of 'sugared almonds', tannic, impressive. Last tasted July 2005 ****(*) M.B.
12 bottles per lot