2008 Chateau Latour Champagne lavender and burnt-orange aromas

lavender and burnt-orange aromas

allspice and soy

this wine can be drunk now because of the sweetness of its tannins

graphite and white flowers

2008 Chateau Latour Champagne lavender and burnt-orange aromas"There is a lightening in the color, giving a slight bricking effect. The wine is as concentrated as it is tannic. This is still youthful, fresh and holding on to most of what it has to offer. There is definite power here, and layers of ripe, juicy, dark, red berries. Clearly this wine has improved over the decade, as you would have expected. But it is still on the young semi strict side, so you should wait another 10 years or more. Utilizing only 40%