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
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.
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.
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.
December 25, 2023 - Mature and austere; cedar and light blackberry; moderate finish.
December 1, 2023 - 50th Birthday Bash: 10 Vintage Vertical of Latour: This is definitely the 2nd best vintage of Latour in the decade of the 60's. This was my third time tasting this vintage and I enjoy it each time I drink it. While fully mature, it drinks like a 30 year old bottle of Bordeaux. Consistently great and somewhat affordable if you put it up against other older vintages of Latour.
September 30, 2023 - From a bottle properly poured from a 6L the prior week. This tasted past its prime. Thin, a bit sour/tart, without funk. Our experience did not match some of the other recent reviews with high praise. Enjoyable, but if I had to score it, I'd pick mid/high 80s.
July 21, 2023 - Blind tasting. Opened at 7pm, and drank at 9:30pm. Orangey-brick red rim, opaque brick red center. Fully mature yet still vibrant. Walnut, sea salt, stewed black fruits, earthy, nectar, and herbal. Excellent structure and powerful. It didn't taste like a 57 years old bottle, and more like a 30 years old one.
I had another taste next day. It was still holding up well. This bottle would age for another 2 decades easily.
July 4, 2023 - Masculine, chewy, rustic, dense, and charming, the wine is packed with spicy, cassis, earth, leafy herbs, and crispness to the fruits on the palate in the finish. Full-developed, it is perfect for a Latour of its era. Drink from 2023-2030.
June 22, 2023 - I had forgotten that I’d already had this wine in the past and so fun to see some old notes as well. Yet again this showed better than I expected it to be. It’s ex-cellar and really was quite bright and fresh for a ‘66. Served next to a ‘66 Lafite and it felt like they both were very much their own stereotypes. This was bigger and bolder and more muscle but nice and structured and well aged so just drinking very well. Contender for WOTN.