Latour A Pomerol 1950 (1.5L)

100 RP / 19 JR

One of the wines of the day was the 1950 Latour à Pomerol. 1950 was a forgotten vintage in Bordeaux until I started writing about how great some of the Pomerols were. It is one of those unusual years where Pomerol had a legendary vintage, but no other appellation came remotely close. This effort's black/plum/garnet color was the densest of any of the older wines. It revealed an extraordinary perfume of smoke, black truffles, mulberry and cherry liqueur, licorice, sweet toffee, and caramel. Amazingly unctuous, with the viscosity of a vintage port, but totally dry and incredibly pure, with multiple layers, this was like a 50-story skyscraper on your palate. An unreal wine in every sense! - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Hedonist's Gazette, Dec. 2005

What a treat! Dark ruby with a yellow rim and lots of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. A wine from another age that tastes almost more like old-fashioned (Rhôneish) red burgundy than like a bordeaux. So sweet. And mushroomy, Rich and rewarding and not at all sickly. Rich and so persistent! Fresh finish. A real pleasure. Just the right side of being too old and evolved. A hint of caramel but the candied-violet sensation that goes on and on is terrific. Such a pleasure to enjoy this on my birthday. And the dregs, tasted far too many days later, held up surprisingly well.-Jancis Robinson