12 bottles per lot
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Château Latour--Vintage 1955
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Nine slightly corroded capsules. All slightly bin-soiled labels, four damp-affected and stained. Levels: nine top-shoulder and three upper-shoulder. In original wooden case
Tasting Note: A spectacular Latour, from a vintage that has provided many superb surprises (especially in the Médoc and Graves), the deep garnet-coloured 1955 reveals some amber at the edge. It remains tannic, but its extraordinary perfume of smoked meats, dried herbs, cedar, black fruits, underbrush, and leather is seductive. It is full-bodied, with a sweet, intense mid-palate, plenty of power, and decades of life remaining. This is an under-rated, stunning Latour that may even improve. Anticipated maturity: now-2020. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Nine slightly corroded capsules. All slightly bin-soiled labels, four damp-affected and stained. Levels: nine top-shoulder and three upper-shoulder. In original wooden case
Tasting Note: A spectacular Latour, from a vintage that has provided many superb surprises (especially in the Médoc and Graves), the deep garnet-coloured 1955 reveals some amber at the edge. It remains tannic, but its extraordinary perfume of smoked meats, dried herbs, cedar, black fruits, underbrush, and leather is seductive. It is full-bodied, with a sweet, intense mid-palate, plenty of power, and decades of life remaining. This is an under-rated, stunning Latour that may even improve. Anticipated maturity: now-2020. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
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