Lot 516
Château Latour 1990
Closed11 December 2014
Price Realised
GBP 4,465
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Château Latour 1990
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden case. One corroded capsule. Original tissues, excellent appearance. Levels: ten base of neck or better, one top, one upper-shoulder
Tasting note: This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive, opulently-textured flavors, and a full-bodied finish with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin. The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly, when I previously tasted this wine (about six months ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further cellaring. Based on this example from the Chateau's cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many observers, including myself, thought it was? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Robert Parker; Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden case. One corroded capsule. Original tissues, excellent appearance. Levels: ten base of neck or better, one top, one upper-shoulder
Tasting note: This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive, opulently-textured flavors, and a full-bodied finish with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin. The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly, when I previously tasted this wine (about six months ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further cellaring. Based on this example from the Chateau's cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many observers, including myself, thought it was? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Robert Parker; Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
Château Latour 1990
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden case. One corroded capsule. Original tissues, excellent appearance. Levels: ten base of neck or better, one top, one upper-shoulder
Tasting note: This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive, opulently-textured flavors, and a full-bodied finish with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin. The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly, when I previously tasted this wine (about six months ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further cellaring. Based on this example from the Chateau's cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many observers, including myself, thought it was? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Robert Parker; Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
In original wooden case. One corroded capsule. Original tissues, excellent appearance. Levels: ten base of neck or better, one top, one upper-shoulder
Tasting note: This is a beauty, but not the awesome blockbuster I remembered. There is a roasted, earthy, hot year character with extremely low acidity, fleshy, seductive, opulently-textured flavors, and a full-bodied finish with considerable amounts of glycerin and tannin. The wine was sweet, accessible, and seductive on the attack, but it closed down in the mouth. Interestingly, when I previously tasted this wine (about six months ago) from a bottle in my cellar, I found it to be impenetrable, needing at least 6-10 years of further cellaring. Based on this example from the Chateau's cellar, it could be drunk now. In any event, it will last 25-30 years, but is it the immortal classic many observers, including myself, thought it was? Anticipated maturity: 2005-2030. Robert Parker; Wine Advocate 129, June 2000
12 bottles per lot