9 bottles per lot
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Château Latour--Vintage 1970
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Very bin-soiled labels. Levels: one base of neck, five top, one just below top, one upper and one mid/upper-shoulder
Tasting note: An immensely impressive wine. Even making allowances for its understandably tannic grip; it refuses to budge. Like "the lion king" it visibly proclaims its power and importance. More recently, one can just detect a touch of maturity; its nose is almost impossible to describe because, unlike the Lion King, it hardly shows its head above the parapet. It needs days of decanting time and hours in the glass. Mouth filling, concentrated, still very tannic. Perhaps one of the most bizarre combinations was its accompanying "Sorgham molasses - roasted elk with sweet potatoes and huckleberry sauce". Most recently: classic, "old cedar" bouquet; touch of sweetness, rich, full-bodied, harmonious, masked tannin, dry finish. Many more years in hand. Michael Broadbent M.W., March 2005
9 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Very bin-soiled labels. Levels: one base of neck, five top, one just below top, one upper and one mid/upper-shoulder
Tasting note: An immensely impressive wine. Even making allowances for its understandably tannic grip; it refuses to budge. Like "the lion king" it visibly proclaims its power and importance. More recently, one can just detect a touch of maturity; its nose is almost impossible to describe because, unlike the Lion King, it hardly shows its head above the parapet. It needs days of decanting time and hours in the glass. Mouth filling, concentrated, still very tannic. Perhaps one of the most bizarre combinations was its accompanying "Sorgham molasses - roasted elk with sweet potatoes and huckleberry sauce". Most recently: classic, "old cedar" bouquet; touch of sweetness, rich, full-bodied, harmonious, masked tannin, dry finish. Many more years in hand. Michael Broadbent M.W., March 2005
9 bottles per lot