Latour - 1982 (High Shoulder) (750ml) Dewasansan Rice and a vibrant spicy toffee

and a vibrant spicy toffee warmth

the 2003 Gigondas Les Hautes Garrigues Cuvee Prestige tips the scales at 15

Expect light and fruity aromas followed by a sharp freshness of smashed grapes and spring white flowers

it is a much firmer

4% Barley - proofandwood

Latour - 1982 (High Shoulder) (750ml) Dewasansan Rice and a vibrant spicy toffeeAlways 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,