Château Latour 1971 Pauillac, 1er Cru ClasséBanded prior to inspection, in original tissues, April 2011 Chateau release, purchased from 'Rarities from the Cellar of Chateau Latour' at Christie's Hong Kong on 27 May 2011In 2014 and from Imperial, this confirmed its status as the Médoc First Growth that has lasted the best in this vintage, aided and abetted by the large format, of course. Deep, sweet and remarkable. Such structure and balance. A magic Imperial and imperiously Latour as well. Serena Sutcliffe, MW6 mags (owc)Estimates are per lot