Latour - 1988 (750ml) Size:750ml the finish dense and unyielding

the finish dense and unyielding

this impeccably balanced wine has another decade of aging potential and should drink well through 2035

I did not expect such a blockbuster effort from this St

with a dense purple color and very little evolution since it was bottled 8 years ago

A glass-coating opaque purple color

Latour - 1988 (750ml) Size:750ml the finish dense and unyieldingThe best showing yet for a wine from this under rated vintage, the dark garnet colored 1988 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. A bouquet of melted tar, plums, black currants, cedar, and underbrush is followed by a sweet entry, with medium to full body, excellent ripeness, and mature tannin. It is a classic, elegant Latour with more meaty, vegetable like flavors than are found in a riper year, such as 1989 and 1990. The 1988 has just begun to