Community Tasting Note

Marc wrote:

Sunday, December 6, 2020 - Wine Dinner in Ngaio after the final performance of the season (Ngaio): Drunk next to a 1978 Latour, this was certainly the superior wine in almost every respect. The intensity levels are off the chart, the structure is still very firm, and the acid balance conveys a sense of tightness to the wine. At the age of 30, I would suggest that this bottle is still not at its apogee of perfection! Ripe, classy, and completely built on its fruit and structure, rather than oak handling. A wonderful and fascinating pairing with the Latour, as certainly appeared to be related. The one area where the Latour felt more complete was its openness - the LLC came across as slightly tight and monolithic in comparison (and only in comparison!). I suspect this is a 50+ year wine, in terms of ageing potential, and I fully expect the wine to improve over the next decade or three! 96+++

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