Community Tasting Notes 189

• wineappreciation wrote: 94 points

  March 19, 2024 - Pencil lead, blackberry, cigar box, with faint hints of black currant and chocolate
  Big and powerful, but with length and elegance, notably thinning out for much of the finish; mellowed and fading
  After 1.5 Hours: Nose is similar but with hints of cherry; a slightly greater integration and sweetness, and some of the richness is brought out further; an elegance amidst the power and a certain austerity
  After 2.5 Hours: Cherry notes have now turned more sour but with a sensuality, elegance, and persistence that is now also more prominent; faded and declining but with a powerful grace

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• VINNICK Likes this wine: 98 points

  March 4, 2024 - An absolutely stellar bottle of wine. So fresh for the age, medium bodied, gorgeous nose ripe with the essence of Pauillac after 60 years of being stored. One of the best and most memorable bottles of wine I have ever had.

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• Francophile1 Likes this wine:

  February 11, 2024 - Super Bowl LVIII 2024 (Alpharetta, GA): Cellar Diving: I've now had the pleasure of tasting this wine four times each time loving it! Tonight, it did not disappoint. Incredible mature but incredibly fresh bottle of '66 Latour. What I loved most was the touch of rosemary on the nose that reminded me of my tasting of the '45 Latour back in December '23. This is the second best vintage of Latour from the decade of the '60s.

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• Philolesen Likes this wine: 95 points

  December 25, 2023 - Truly a great experience tasting a wine with almost 58 years of age from a bottle in pristine condition. Bought in the seventies and stayed in the same cellar until yesterday.
  Bouquet showing notes of cedar, cigar box, blackberry, black currant, dried rose petals, mushroom, earth and cassis.
  What amazed me the most was the lively and vibrant acidity the wine showed. Simply incredible. The tannins were fully integrated.
  The color was dark brick with hint of orange/red rim.
  Still fully alive hours after opening.
  94-95p.

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• paulst Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 25, 2023 - Mature and austere; cedar and light blackberry; moderate finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1966
• Type Red
• Producer Château Latour
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Grand Vin
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Pauillac
• UPC Code 3700218209871

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• Pending Delivery 6 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,408 (73%)
• Consumed 518 (27%)

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