This lot is comprised of 2 bottle(s) of 1996 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1600 - $2400 with a reserve of $1200. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11640.
Condition
Please note the following bottle conditions in this lot - Stained Label.
Available payment options
His interest in wine was first sparked by his older brother’s passion for French wines, leading him to join the Opimian Society and begin expanding his own knowledge. While working full-time in Vancouver, he took a weekend job at a retail wine store, where his understanding of wine deepened. A defining moment came with the release of the 1990 Château Margaux—an extraordinary wine that left a lasting impression and solidified his love for Bordeaux. After relocating to Calgary, he invested in a 400-bottle wine fridge and began thoughtfully building his collection through purchases from local retailers, LCBO, and the SAQ, with one exception via a Bordeaux futures offering. With shifting priorities, a declining palate, and a desire to see his wines enjoyed by fellow enthusiasts, he has decided to offer a portion of his collection for sale.
1996 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac has following scores - The Wine Advocate 99, Jeannie Cho Lee (formerly Asian Palate) 99, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 98, John Kapon Vintage Tastings 98. 1996 Chateau Latour Grand Vin Pauillac has the score of 95+ from Robert Parker and the tasting note -From my cellar, the 1996 Latour is still a very youthful, tightly wound wine, unfurling in the glass with notions of blackcurrants, loamy soil, cigar wrapper and English walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's built around by ripe, increasingly melting tannins and a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Given this Latour's ruby-black hue and impeccable structure, it still has a long future ahead of it. Today, it really begins to expatiate after four hours in a decanter.