This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1990 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1100 - $1600 with a reserve of $800. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11686.
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Please note the following conditions in the lot - Base Of Neck.
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This consignor’s wine journey began in the early 1980s, when quality wines were still reasonably priced. Regular visits to the LCBO Vintages shop in Sherwood Forest, Mississauga—now closed—provided access to weekly tastings and a diverse selection. The collection grew through purchases from the LCBO, wine agents, specialty shops in BC, the U.S., Australia, and directly from wineries during travels. All bottles were stored in a refrigerated, temperature- and humidity-controlled wine cabinet to ensure optimal preservation.
1990 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1990 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac from Robert Parker - with a score of 100. This is one of the more perplexing Latours to evaluate. It has plenty of sweetness as well as a gorgeous, rich fruitiness, but it lacks the firmness one finds in more recent great vintages such as 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008. There is plenty of sweet, ripe currant fruitiness, abundant glycerin, and full body, but I’m still waiting for that extra nuance of complexity to emerge. It’s all there, but the wine still seems to be more monolithic than one would expect in a wine approaching 19 years of age. It is not the sure-fire winner I thought it was in its youth, but then again, I don’t have any reason to doubt that more complexity will emerge.