Château Latour - Grand Vin Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2003 (750ml) Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Château Latour - Grand Vin Pauillac (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2003 (750ml) Muscat de St. Jean de MinervoisCritical Acclaim 100 points James Suckling A very flamboyant and exciting Latour. Sliced black truffles, sweet leather, spices, and dark fruits on the nose. Full and powerful, with roasted fruit and leather undertones. Big and velvety, with polished, almost dusty tannins, and a super long finish. This leans more towards sexy than intellectual. Very concentrated. (02 2011) 100 points Wine Advocate 2003 was one of the hottest, earliest Bordeaux vintages

Nose dominated by red fruits

A pure expression of Cab

cedar and dried herbs lend quite a bit of aromatic nuance to this powerhouse Pessac-Léognan

The nose is ripe without excess

as it's a more vertical

who installed a revolutionary series of pipelines from the vats to the barrel-aging cellars that transport the wine without exposing it to air

Taste: Pleasant

The white version is still rare in Australia but capable of beautifully textured

it will be hard to turn down another glass of this beauty

zippy acid

tapenade and dried sage

a very nice whole