Conrad Green

9.6

Bright lemon and chalk. Really gorgeous and intense with great detail. Goes on forever. Really good — 8 days ago

with Bex and Gregg

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9.8

The 2005 Latour is a huge wine predestined for long-term aging. Noticeably deep in color, it has a showstopping bouquet with intense black fruit, graphite and touches of dried blood and tobacco as it considers moving into its secondary phase. But that's going to be slow coming...it's in no hurry. The palate is medium-bodied and unapologetically classic in style. I notice this bottle is a little grainy in texture, the salinity perhaps heightened as it enters adulthood. The finish has a tangible sense of tension, but it remains backward and swarthy. Immense. Tasted at Woo Cheong Tea House dinner organized by Paulo Pong. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2024)
— 2 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Such a great vintage for Chave that is intense with complex aromas of meat, pepper, sweet & savory spices, licorice & violets. — 5 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.4

Deep and quite opaque , narrow ruby rim . Quite a lot of wood spice though with time in the glass there is a lot underneath that oak , dark cassis , ripe blackberry and a mineral undertone . Quite round and ripe on the palate , almost ‘new world’ in style compared to some of the preceding vintages , rounded but gritty tannin , balanced acidity . Generous and round, but with balanced alcohol , good length. Dark cassis , blackberry dark cherry notes. A strong oyster shell , saline component after a while in the glass . Needs time obviously , even though this is quite round and ripe. Intense with great potential. Better in 10-15 years will last well a further 10-15. — 13 days ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Quite dense and intense. A touch of sweet on the edge of inky fruit. Very good — 3 months ago

with Paul

Conrad Green

9.7

Gorgeous and vivacious. Lemon, slate, wonderful intensity. Open and improving in the glass. Perfect balance. Intense. Wow — 5 months ago

with Bex and Lindsay

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

Very intense, expressive and pretty nose. It keeps showing well on the palate with a nice long finish. Big wine for the vintage. — a month ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.9

2019 vintage. An extraordinary wine combining power and elegance. Layered and intense, with impressive purity, haute couture tannins, and an incredibly long finish. — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

What a gorgeous nose. A lush mix of dark brooding fruit with tobacco, plum, dried herbs and a hint of herbs. A hint of band aid. Rounded and delicious. Sappy and intense. Long. — 3 months ago

with Paul

Kaito Kikuchi

9.4

Intense aroma of jammy fruit, very smooth — 5 months ago