This is in its prime! Beautifully robust and whole. Very silky and elegant, rounded tannins, and delicate acidity! Typical Pauillac - cigar box, tobacco, cherries, cellar, forest floor. The best bit - the finish. No words to describe it. It was long, very long, and felt like bliss. Worth every penny - drink up.

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The 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 enter its plateau of maturity, where it should remain for 25 years. Anticipated maturity: now-2025

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