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The Spring 2011 Live Auction
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Lot 364
Estimate: $6,000
Base neck; slightly torn, slightly nicked label, cut capsule reveals chateau's fully branded cork.
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"The 1929 Latour is a far better bottle than one poured a few weeks earlier, effortlessly surpassing my sky-high expectations. This bottle exudes finesse and charm on the nose, precocious for a 1929 with pitch perfect scents of red fruit, blood orange, minerals and graphite. Michael Broadbent remarks upon a “medicinal” note and likewise, that faint eucalyptus scent that pops its head out from under the covers leaves me concurring. It sounds strange but you feel that the aromatics here are “glistening”. At the core of the palate lies a sweet core of fruit, a First Growth whose every atom is suffused with energy and tension. This 1929 seemed to vibrate with glee and every passing minute sees it gain yet, more harmony, focus and detail, the finish executed with astonishing precision that leaves you lost for words. It really reaches its apogee after 30 minutes in the glass. If I can put it into context, it actually surpassed the magnum of 1928 Latour encountered just a short while earlier. Tasted at the International Business & Wine First Growth Dinner at the Four Seasons."
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"The 1929 Latour is a far better bottle than one poured a few weeks earlier, effortlessly surpassing my sky-high expectations. This bottle exudes finesse and charm on the nose, precocious for a 1929 with pitch perfect scents of red fruit, blood orange, minerals and graphite. Michael Broadbent remarks upon a “medicinal” note and likewise, that faint eucalyptus scent that pops its head out from under the covers leaves me concurring. It sounds strange but you feel that the aromatics here are “glistening”. At the core of the palate lies a sweet core of fruit, a First Growth whose every atom is suffused with energy and tension. This 1929 seemed to vibrate with glee and every passing minute sees it gain yet, more harmony, focus and detail, the finish executed with astonishing precision that leaves you lost for words. It really reaches its apogee after 30 minutes in the glass. If I can put it into context, it actually surpassed the magnum of 1928 Latour encountered just a short while earlier. Tasted at the International Business & Wine First Growth Dinner at the Four Seasons."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
The world's largest fine-wine region, built around blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Divided by the Gironde estuary into the structured Left Bank and the plush, Merlot-led Right Bank, it is the historic benchmark for age-worthy claret and sweet Sauternes.
Home to three of Bordeaux's five First Growths, Pauillac is the Left Bank benchmark for powerful, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Its wines are famed for cassis, cedar and graphite notes and exceptional aging potential.
Chateau Latour is a First Growth estate in Pauillac, Bordeaux, renowned for powerful, dense and extraordinarily long-lived Cabernet-dominated wines, especially its Grand Vin from the historic l'Enclos vineyard.
