On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting opulently-textured drinking experience. Its spectacularly perfumed bouquet consists of truffles black tea soy minerals and copious sweet prune coffee-infused black currant fruit. Sweet on the attack with a rare opulence a voluptuous texture full body terrific freshness and a chewy fleshy succulent finish this has always been great stuff. This bottle was no exception. It has been fully mature for 25-30 years but well-stored or larger format bottlings will last another two decades.

You never know how wines of this age are going to show, but this was a thrill-a-sip bottle! It took only one sniff and the initial sip to know this was a treat. The currants were sweet, ripe, vibrant, and fresh. There was length, refinement, elegance, and class here from start to finish. Long and complex, at close to 75 years, with more gas left in the tank, this is a perfect example of the ability to age in Latour. Drink from 2023-2030.