
Elegant yet powerful!
Nov 21st, 2024
Lovely wine. Needs years. Balanced.
Lovely wine. Needs years. Balanced.
2 people found it helpfulJun 5th, 2016
Intense. Iodine, inky blue fruit, ferrous, dark plum, blood. A real brooding beast of real quality. The finish is really long, savory and memorable.
Intense. Iodine, inky blue fruit, ferrous, dark plum, blood. A real brooding beast of real quality. The finish is really long, savory and memorable.
1 person found it helpfulJul 3rd, 2021
A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb!
A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb!
1 person found it helpfulJul 25th, 2018
I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night.
I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night.
1 person found it helpfulJan 24th, 2018
Everything this should be. 👌🏻
Everything this should be. 👌🏻
1 person found it helpfulAug 20th, 2017
Like a super model, lean, beautiful and bad tempered.
Like a super model, lean, beautiful and bad tempered.
1 person found it helpfulDec 12th, 2016
1989 - perfect example- why you by at birth and leave it Un disturbed for 26 years. The oak is just beginning to integrate , but definitely perfect balance. Would benefit from time, but exquisite . Will improve and then last 30 plus years- enamored
1989 - perfect example- why you by at birth and leave it Un disturbed for 26 years. The oak is just beginning to integrate , but definitely perfect balance. Would benefit from time, but exquisite . Will improve and then last 30 plus years- enamored
1 person found it helpfulFeb 18th, 2015
Really nice length and grip. Still a bit tight, especially on the nose. Well balanced, which I like.
Really nice length and grip. Still a bit tight, especially on the nose. Well balanced, which I like.
1 person found it helpfulNov 1st, 2014
Bordeaux in a great place showing it's elegance. 89 vintage
Bordeaux in a great place showing it's elegance. 89 vintage
1 person found it helpfulOct 27th, 2014