Latour - 1988 (750ml) Oakville revealing a remarkable level of

revealing a remarkable level of richness

Wine Spectator - 96 points

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and probably a decade is needed to bring it into focus

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Latour - 1988 (750ml) Oakville revealing a remarkable level ofThe best showing yet for a wine from this under rated vintage, the dark garnet colored 1988 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. A bouquet of melted tar, plums, black currants, cedar, and underbrush is followed by a sweet entry, with medium to full body, excellent ripeness, and mature tannin. It is a classic, elegant Latour with more meaty, vegetable like flavors than are found in a riper year, such as 1989 and 1990. The 1988 has just begun to