Chateau Latour 1995

WEINWISSER: "Magnum. Sattes, undurchdringliches Weinrot, keine Reife. Geniales Bouquet; wilder, minziger, mineralischer Cabernet, Teernuancen, in Port eingelegte Sommertrüffel, Baumnüsse, Leder und viel grossartiger Tabak. Das ist das grosse Terroir-Nasenkino! Im Gaumen noch fest, verlangend und doch eine erste Offenbarung bietend, sehr ausgeglichene Adstringenz, nachhaltig und mit dramatischen Reserven. Ich dachte bisher, dass dies eher ein femininer Latour wird. Diese markige Magnum zeigt schier das Gegenteil. Ein bewegender Schluck eines Monuments der Gegenwart. Lange dekantieren. -trinken-"

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995 exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but still youthful aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, with exceptional purity, superb concentration, and a long, intense, ripe, 40-second finish, this is a magnificent example of Latour. As the wine sat in the glass, scents of roasted espresso and toasty new oak emerged. This classic will require considerable cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "The nose is developing nicely with its tobacco, smoke, cedar chest, earth, mint, blackberry and stone profile. The wine is powerful, fresh, long, structured to age and tannic, finishing with a powerful, clean, black cherry and cassis finish. In 2013, 1995 Latour was the first in a series of vintages to be re-released by the chateau after they announced the wines would no longer be sold as a future. The wines are differentiated by the anti counterfeiting measures on the label, bottle and capsule."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Lustrous deep crimson almost right out to the rim still. Hint of mint on the nose – quite aromatic. Pretty. Charming for a Latour grand vin! Though there is a strong undertow of graphite. More intense than 1996."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Black licorice, cedar, cigar box and fresh herbs. Full-bodied and very structured, with firm, silky tannins and a long finish. Needs time.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2009."

FALSTAFF: "Sattes Rubin; nach Rauch und Haselnüssen, dahinter schöne Frucht; sehr schöne, feste Tannine, lange anhaltend, im Finale warm und feurig."