and surprising depth as well as persistence
silky but noticeable tannins
While I would have preferred to have seen more weight
the wine is medium-bodied
38% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot boasts Michel Rolland as the consulting oenologist
Latour - 1982 (750ml) Size:750ml and surprising depth as wellAlways somewhat atypical (which I suspect will be the case with the more modern day 2003), the 1982 Latour has been the most opulent, flamboyant, and precocious of the northern Medocs, especially the St. Juliens, Pauillacs, and St. Estephes. It hasnt changed much over the last 10 15 years, revealing sweet tannins as well as extraordinarily decadent, even extravagant levels of fruit, glycerin, and body. It is an amazing wine, and on several occasions,