Correct color. Generous sweet red fruit, raspberry and strawberry jam, a slight hint of soy, sous bois, mushroom and earth. Medium concentration, slightly dry red fruit driven palate impression, strong presence of mineral and nice long finish. It is not as complex as what one expects from the 71 La Tache. I may be able to call this as fake if served blind along with a few bottles of La Tache in a tasting setting.
We all agree that it is a fake but certainly a very good one. I am curious whether this is a blend or one wine. My guess is a lesser crus from the same period. I would rate this around pts for sure. If I were drunk, pts. Perfect magnum of Latour Simon kindly invited all of us to his beautiful condo. We sat outside to enjoy the beautiful weather and smoke cigars. Eddie had a bottle of the 85 DRC Richebourg in his car which he generously opened.
I sort of skipped the bottle. Simon then offered to open the 59 Latour in magnum which was perfect. We order a few delicious pizzas. The perfect exclamation mark to end the memorable occasions! It was one of the most memorable wine events. Both lunches lasted more than five hours. A good time was had by all! Posted from CellarTracker. An embarrassment of riches Kevin.
Thanks for writing them up. Have had three bottles of the '06 Comtes over the past fortnight. Absolutely love it. The chef cooked for us and it was incredibly delicious. I bought a lot of the 06 and so did Eddie. Eddie has not tried it yet so it opened one. The nose strongly reminds me Raveneau Chablis, quite ripe and dense without compromising the purity and precision. Ripe white fruits, a hint of lemon curd, saline, white pepper and mineral.
Excellent concentration, sweet citrus fruit driven palate impression, generous very fine mousse, bright acidity and lovely long finish. This is already very enjoyable but will age beautifully. I highly recommend it, definitely a repeat of the 96 and 02 and highly likely to surpass both. My rating may be a bit conservative in lieu of the wines that followed.
