My last Latour from 1970s. Very dark; barely a hint of brick edge. 1975’s tannins all gone; good fresh acidity. All of two hours before the kernel of sweetness appeared along with dense black currant aroma. Was still opening up after it’s 48 years slumber when we finished the bottle. I doubt whether it would have become a top Latour, but a remarkable wine. Geoffrey Ingham
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My last bottle of ‘97 reluctantly consumed. Gently fading amber elegance - almost ethereal. Never a robust wine but now a silky seamless soft palate of musky almonds and cherry. But Grand Cru pedigree revealed in a long savoury finish, suggesting it could linger for a few more years.
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Amber edge; rich complex nose - sous boid; mushrooms; cherry liqueur; soft rich palate with just enough structure. Wonderful wine and great testimony to Denis’s methods.
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1975 Château Latour Grand Vin
3/23/2023 - Geoffrey K Likes this wine: 90 Points
My last Latour from 1970s. Very dark; barely a hint of brick edge. 1975’s tannins all gone; good fresh acidity. All of two hours before the kernel of sweetness appeared along with dense black currant aroma. Was still opening up after it’s 48 years slumber when we finished the bottle. I doubt whether it would have become a top Latour,
but a remarkable wine.
Geoffrey Ingham
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1997 Domaine du Clos de Tart Clos de Tart
9/19/2021 - Geoffrey K Likes this wine: 93 Points
My last bottle of ‘97 reluctantly consumed. Gently fading amber elegance - almost ethereal. Never a robust wine but now a silky seamless soft palate of musky almonds and cherry. But Grand Cru pedigree revealed in a long savoury finish, suggesting it could linger for a few more years.
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2001 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux
5/8/2021 - Geoffrey K Likes this wine: 96 Points
Amber edge; rich complex nose - sous boid; mushrooms; cherry liqueur; soft rich palate with just enough structure. Wonderful wine and great testimony to Denis’s methods.
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