From bottle purchase on release and delivered to me last week. Rested bottle upright for three hours prior to opening. Popped cork and tasted two hours later without decanting. Nose of sweet and sour cherry, kirsch and cherry pie with notes of vanilla. The candied flavors are balanced by bell pepper — both green and red — and some very slightly dry straw tones. The fruit on the palate is a bit dry and short and it has a soft mouthfeel. Overall, a charming wine.

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Tasted blind at the 1985 Bordeaux horizontal, the 1985 Château Latour put in a decent performance, although it is, and never has been, a great Latour. It has a respectable nose of black, earthy fruit, tinged with brine and leather. It does not exactly convince you of its pedigree. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, perhaps more backward than previous examples with a slightly grainy texture. What it is missing is substance, grip and conviction, a Latour content to deliver the minimum instead of reaching for the stars. Here, it is outflanked by both 1985s from Lynch Bages and Haut-Brion. Tasted July 2015.

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