This morning, Château Latour released a small quantity of its top-rated vintage of 2009.  For collectors and connoisseurs, such ex-chateau release of the top vintage is the most reliable way to acquire 100 pointers.  The wine is being prepared by the chateau to leave its cellar for the first time after aging in its vaulted cellar under perfect conditions for 10 years.  You wouldn't find a better kept bottle anywhere else in the world.  For an inside view of Château Latour's cellar, here is a picture I took on my last trip.

When the 2009 vintage was first released, Robert Parker Jr called it "a monumental wine from a monumental vintage in the Médoc, this is our children's children's children's elixir".  We all love our children.  But I plan to open one of the bottles in another 5-10 years, just so I can be sure of the quality of what I will be leaving behind for the children and their children one day.  :-)

Tasting Notes:

"A blend of 91.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.7%

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