2009 Latour, Pauillac (3L) in OWC

Notes

100 points Suckling: "A breathtaking combination of dried flowers and minerals, with dark fruits such as currants and blackberries. Full-bodied, with fabulous fruit concentration, yet its compacted. Velvety tannins. So much fruit and beauty. It's the quality of the tannins that are magic. It is the famous 1959 all over again. Amazing." (02/12) 98-100 pts Parker: "Possibly a 100-year wine, it boasts an inky/black/purple color as well as an extraordinary perfume of super-intense blue and black fruits, graphite, and a liqueur of rocks-like minerality. Enormously full-bodied yet at the same time incredibly fresh, vibrant, and precise, it coats the mouth, and builds incrementally to skyscraper-like texture, and a whopping finish..." 97-100 points Spectator: "...Full-bodied, with a dense and incredibly rich palate yet held back and in reserve. Such precision and beauty... This will most likely be a perfect wine." 97-100 points Tanzer: "...Flamboyant aromas of red cherry, cassis, graphite and cedar soar from the glass. Then very dense, supple and smooth, with a noble texture and great breadth to its red cherry, blackcurrant, spicy plum, ink and cedar flavors..." 96-98 points Enthusiast: "So velvet you cannot imagine that this is also a powerfully dense and tannic wine. The black berry fruits have just the right ripeness, while the texture is soft, spiced a little with wood..." Note: Futures item. Wine will arrive late 2011 to 2013. You will be contacted for delivery instructions.