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The April 2018 Internet-Only Auction Part 3

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Auction Ends: 4/19/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #7. Latour 1982

Description: Consists of 5 Magnums, 1.5L
Score: 100 RP.
"Always 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 hasn’t 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, I have actually picked it as a right bank Pomerol because of the lushness and succulence of the cedary, blackberry, black currant fruit. This vintage has always tasted great, even in its youth, and revealed a precociousness that one does not associate with this Chateau. However, the 1982 is still evolving at a glacial pace. The concentration remains remarkable, and the wine is a full-bodied, exuberant, rich, classic Pauillac in its aromatic and flavor profiles. It’s just juiced up (similar to an athlete on steroids) and is all the better for it. This remarkable effort will last as long as the 1982 Mouton, but it has always been more approachable and decadently fruity. Drink it now, in 20 years, and in 50 years! Don’t miss it if you are a wine lover." Wine Advocate #183, Jun 2009
Provenance: The Renard Cellar
Notes: 1 Neck, 3 base neck, 1 very top shoulder, 1 partially torn, 1 nicked, lightly scuffed, 1 tax sticker partially covering capsules, 1 partially torn, 1 nicked, 3 very lightly scuffed, 2 scuffed, lightly bin soiled labels, 3 different importers, 2 different releases.
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Estimate: $18,000

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