1990 Château Latour Grand Vin
Community Tasting Note
pepmi wrote:
Sunday, December 31, 2023 - I bought this single bottle of the 1990 Chateau Latour for $99 USD from The Wine Library soon after its release -- and way before Gary Vaynerchuk became an internet phenom. Back then he was "employed" by his dad who owned the store. Enough of the history...
Very little sediment evidenced when decanting. Dark ruby red with absolute clarity and no browning on the edges. A clean nose mostly of alcohol and esters. An initial impression in the mouth of mustiness evidenced by all tasters. A replacement bottle was readied.
Within 30 minutes this dissipated and we all experienced a near perfect wine. Not much fruit. Primary notes of leather, earth and dry tobacco. Quite round, lush and full in the mouth. The finish was remarkably long with contrasting tension between sweet black fruit and tannins. These same tannins were teeth numbing moments before. Or maybe it was the alcohol...
The mustiness returned on the second glass 20 minutes later and stayed with us for the balance of the bottle. Not so off-putting to wish we were drinking something else -- rather just the slightest of annoyances. Otherwise this wine would have been a 98 or higher.
The drinking window on Cellar Tracker extends to 2060 but I would suggest drinking this wine within the next five years -- unless you have plenty of the 1990 Latour and are willing to take the chance.
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