Community Tasting Note

rocknroller wrote:

Saturday, January 13, 2018 - Big Bordeaux XIV: Featuring 1982 and 1990 (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Very dark red/purple color, 1mm clear edge. Decanted for 1 hour; drank 1 glass over 2 hours plus. This was really pretty on opening and despite recent notes suggesting this needed 4 or more hours decanting, that was not my impression on trying it. It was just so pretty and aromatic on opening, so I decided on an hour would do. As I poured this into glasses the smell wafted across the room and it was already apparent this was special. Simply a stunning nose of ethereal aromas, one of those wines that you just want to suckle, hold tight, and let the nose caress your soul. Sometimes, the nose gets all the glory, but not so here. This Latour delivers on every level offering waves of sensuous pleasure and intellectual delight. The nose is so sexy and aromatic, pretty doesn't do it justice; a perfume of flowers, leather, mint, creme de cassis, damp earth, blissful pencil lead, and a touch of funk. The palate is a harmonious blend of those same elements in a most elegant package that is texturally devine: cassis, bright red berries; this feels more red fruited in many ways, earthy, fine tobacco, pencil and well resolved tannins, on an impeccable, long finish. So good now, one can only imagine where this can go in another 15 to 20 years. Just a joyful wine of great purity and harmony. My and group WOTN in a landslide.

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