Chateau Latour 1998

Jancis Robinson: "Dark, youthful crimson. Gorgeous combination of fruit and structure. Cool and smart and not a shouty wine. Pure."

Weinwisser: "Dunkles, sattes Granat, rubine und violette Reflexe. Intensives, dichtes, nach schwarzen Kirschen, Dörrbananen und Brombeeren duftendes Bouquet, florale Cabernet-Würze, Fliedernoten, schwarzer Pfeffer, Tabak, nicht sehr breit, aber in seiner eleganten Art sehr konzentriert. Im Gaumen sehr blaubeerig, Vanilleschote (gut integrierte Barrique), viel Stoff und Fleisch, süss ausstrahlende Adstringenz, cremige Gerbstoffe, bereits als junger Wein eine gewisse Genussreife vermittelnd, im Finale Napa- Cabernet-Süsse, wunderschöne Harmonie, kann in der Genussphase noch einen Punkt zulegen."

Falstaff: "Leuchtendes Rubin-Violett; satter Ansatz und Verlauf, viel Frucht, leicht mineralische Noten, fleischige Cassisfrucht; entfaltet sich am Gaumen mächtig und dicht, satte Tanninstruktur."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Subtle chocolate, truffle, violets and plum fragrances open to a soft, polished wine that finishes with mocha, chocolate black cherry and cassis. This suave, medium/full bodied, elegant style of Pomerol is close to full maturity and should be consumed over the next 5-8 years before it begins to slowly fade away."

The Wine Advocate: "Not a blockbuster, the 1998 possesses a dark garnet/purple color in addition to a complex bouquet of underbrush, cedar, walnuts, and licorice-tinged black currants. Although medium to full-bodied and moderately tannic, it lacks the expansiveness in the mid-palate necessary to be truly great. Moreover, the tannin is slightly aggressive, although that is hardly unusual in such a young Latour. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2030."

Wine Spectator: "Plenty of raspberry, dark chocolate and mint on the nose. Full-bodied, with licorice and sweet tobacco character and a cedar undertone. Outstanding. Pop the cork.--'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink now. 19,165 cases made. — JS"