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The 1999 Latour has a dark garnet color with little aging on the rim. The nose is closed initially and demands coaxing, eventually revealing blackberry, cedar and light pencil-shaving aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins, displaying some secondary notes of clove, white pepper and a distinct earthiness that comes through on the finish. [Post-script: this is one of the few vintages I identified correctly!] Tasted blind from double magnum at a 20-year retrospective at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2024)
The 1999 Latour has a dark garnet color with little aging on the rim. The nose is closed initially and demands coaxing, eventually revealing blackberry, cedar and light pencil-shaving aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins, displaying some secondary notes of clove, white pepper and a distinct earthiness that comes through on the finish. [Post-script: this is one of the few vintages I identified correctly!] Tasted blind from double magnum at a 20-year retrospective at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2024)
9.2DAD Wine Lover
Holding Well
Holding Well
9.3Greg Koslosky
I don’t get the drink Chateau Latour that much but thanks to a friend we had this . Still pretty primary did lack some sense of place, would not say this is profound . It was very savory and four square .
I don’t get the drink Chateau Latour that much but thanks to a friend we had this . Still pretty primary did lack some sense of place, would not say this is profound . It was very savory and four square .
9.2Bill Bender
Full and solid but it lacked the vibrancy, depth and complexity I expect with Latour.
Full and solid but it lacked the vibrancy, depth and complexity I expect with Latour.
9.1Ron R
Enjoyable, but the finish detracted a little for me. It lacks alignment, but still excellent!
Enjoyable, but the finish detracted a little for me. It lacks alignment, but still excellent!
9.2Evan Roberts
Wow
Wow
9.5Phil Stice
Drinking incredibly well. Tannins fully resolved
Drinking incredibly well. Tannins fully resolved
9.7Jeremy Noye
CEO Morrell & Company
This is really entering a great phase.
This is really entering a great phase.
9.5Carlo Mondavi
Owner/Winegrower RAEN Winery, Partner Continuum
Classic Bordeaux
Classic Bordeaux
9.1Adam Robins
Classic graphite character. Fruit is getting to that nice dried, complex state. I think it needs a bit more time but great experience
Classic graphite character. Fruit is getting to that nice dried, complex state. I think it needs a bit more time but great experience
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