1962 Château La Tour Haut-Brion

Community Tasting Notes (3) Median Score: 94 points

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  11/12/2016 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 94 Points

  WOTN, our birth year bottle was excellent. You cannot beat the provenance of "Ex-Chateau". We were pleased to experience absolutely no difficulties removing the perfectly preserved cork. Blessed. We let her breath for an hour before dipping in. We had stood her upright for 48 hours so the sediment remained under control throughout the pour. Light brownish red on the eye. She looks perfect. The original old musty law books blew off after an hour and we had pure, Chinese preserved veggies on the nose. Liquorice, burnt coffee, dark chocolate. Oh my...too many things going on! The palate was silky smooth with virtually no tannins (sad a bit as we like a little grip). Chinese herbal tea flavours overwhelm with preserved mushrooms and other root veggies. We enjoy this flavour. We equally would have preferred just a hint of fruit...nary a drop. Et voila, the finish was as though Her Majesty was gliding down the runway to greet her subjects...elegance on steroids.

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  8/28/2014 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The 1962 La Tour Haut Brion is an exceptional wine, and deserves to be spoken of in the same breath as Latour in this vintage! What a happy discovery. The wine has thrown considerable sediment and reveals a saturated ruby-black color. Stunning aromatics explode from the decanter with notes of blackcurrant, coal tar, wet steel and woodsmoke. The palate impression is youthful, with impressive structure and volume in the mouth, and all the flavors and components are beautifully integrated into a harmonious whole. Needless to say, the finish is long, complex and deeply compelling. Another marvel from the Woltner brothers. I only wish I had more bottles.

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  11/29/2003 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 80 Points

  Preston Wine Club Annual Dinner (St George's Church Hall, Preston): Brett and VA on the nose, but with aeration showing an intense blackcurrant streak and heavy cigar box. Soft, rather oxidised palate. Lacking fruit and drying. Acidity on the finish. OK but completely past it.

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