Latour - 1982 (750ml) Barolo Purple-colored

Purple-colored

The best showing yet for a wine from this under-rated vintage

Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024

Robert Parker - (87-89) points

with some candied lemon zest

Latour - 1982 (750ml) Barolo Purple-coloredAlways somewhat atypical (which I suspect will be the case with the more modern day 2003), the 1982 Latour has been the most opulent, flamboyant, and precocious of the northern Medocs, especially the St. Juliens, Pauillacs, and St. Estephes. It hasnt changed much over the last 10 15 years, revealing sweet tannins as well as extraordinarily decadent, even extravagant levels of fruit, glycerin, and body. It is an amazing wine, and on several occasions,