Chateau Latour 1er Cru 1998

Lobenberg: Verschlossen, dicht, fleischig, tiefgründig und sehr intensiv, braucht Zeit. 92-93+/100

Jancis Robinson: Dark, youthful crimson. Gorgeous combination of fruit and structure. Cool and smart and not a shouty wine. Pure. 18,5/20

Robert Parker: Not a blockbuster, the 1998 possesses a dark garnet/purple color in addition to a complex bouquet of underbrush, cedar, walnuts, and licorice-tinged black currants. Although medium to full-bodied and moderately tannic, it lacks the expansiveness in the mid-palate necessary to be truly great. Moreover, the tannin is slightly aggressive, although that is hardly unusual in such a young Latour. 90/100 (2001)