Chateau Latour 1998

Parker: Dark purple with pink rim. The nose is paradoxical, in seeming very intense yet very closed. Nonetheless and elegant palate of cassis and blackcurrant. Very smooth tannins. Good complexity. Not a blockbuster but beautifully made. 93-95/100

Falstaff: Leuchtendes Rubin-Violett; satter Ansatz und Verlauf, viel Frucht, leicht mineralische Noten, fleischige Cassisfrucht; entfaltet sich am Gaumen mächtig und dicht, satte Tanninstruktur. 93/100

Galloni: Deep ruby. Vibrant aromas of cassis, minerals, licorice and shoe polish, plus a floral topnote; very Latour. Dense and fleshy but powerful and rather austere. Very long on the aftertaste, which features substantial dusty tannins. This will rely more on its tannic structure than on its acidity for aging.