Château-Latour Pauillac 1982 1.5L
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A truly great vintage: the wines are highly colored, with an exceptionally complex nose (still a little closed), and a mouth that has everything : fruit, flesh, concentration, elegance, balance and harmony, and a long finish. It's a very big wine but its softness and richness makes it already accessible.
Region France, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Brand Château-Latour
Wine Advocate"As I indicated in the review of the 1982 Bordeaux, this is an unusual Latour in the fact that it has always been precocious. It has been jammy, forward, and delicious no matter when the cork was pulled, in total contrast to its two first-growth siblings, Mouton Rothschild and Lafite-Rothschild. The dense, opaque garnet-colored 1982 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. Sweet, smoky, roasted aromas in the nose combine with jammy levels of black currant, cherry, and prune-like fruit. It possesses extraordinary concentration and unctuosity, with a thick, fat texture oozing notes of cedar wood, tobacco, coffee, and over-ripe fruit. Low acidity as well as high alcohol (for Bordeaux) give the wine even more glycerin and textural chewiness. The finish lasts forever. The only Latour that remotely resembles the 1982 is the 1961, which has a similar texture and succulence. Anticipated maturity: now-2040"
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Château-Latour Pauillac 1982
Château-Latour Pauillac 1988 6L Bottle
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Château-Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac 2003
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Château-Margaux Margaux 1988 6L Bottle
The very deep colour, the rich, intense nose and the magnificent structure on the palate are very reminiscent of the 1986. They have the same powerful, ripe tannins, with perhaps a little less concentration, but also less austerity. Unlike 1986, in fact, 1988 is starting to open out; we can therefore drink it, knowing full well that it will continue to improve for several years -seven or eight at least.