Latour - 1982 (5L) Corvina The “Le Berceau” which translates

The “Le Berceau” which translates to “cradle”

Issue: Summer 2020 ● Reviewer: Susannah Skiver Barton

Anticipated maturity: 2002-2035

distinct hints of surmaturite Then big

A refined and subtle Port

Latour - 1982 (5L) Corvina The “Le Berceau” which translatesAlways somewhat atypical (which I suspect will be the case with the more modern day 2003), the 1982 Latour has been the most opulent, flamboyant, and precocious of the northern Medocs, especially the St. Juliens, Pauillacs, and St. Estephes. It hasnt changed much over the last 10 15 years, revealing sweet tannins as well as extraordinarily decadent, even extravagant levels of fruit, glycerin, and body. It is an amazing wine, and on several occasions,