From a half bottle. Sadly the half bottle of Mouton 1934 alongside was dead on arrival. I have encountered this wine a few times in the last decade, all with positive results. It is amazing to think that a half bottle at almost ninety years of age can still be firing on all cylinders. This has none of the frail sweet scented framework that many wines of this age can have, there is proper concentration here. Lovely tertiary aromas and eternal length. One of THE great wines of the early 20th century.

From what is considered to be the finest vintage of a disappointing decade, Latour's 1934 possesses a deep garnet color in addition to a smoky, mineral, sweet, cedary-scented nose with hints of tobacco, iron, asphalt, and a Provencal garrigue note. Ripe and long, with moderate tannin and admirable sweetness, the 1934 was showing exceptionally well. It appears capable of lasting for another decade.

The 1934 Latour has a deeper color than the adjacent 1934 Lafite-Rothschild. It has a more complex bouquet: tobacco, white pepper, wild mint, blood orange, plus a more exotic trace of burnt honey. There is something almost Antipodean about this Latour! The palate does not fully pass muster. It's rather muffled and rustic, with bitter cherry and dried blood notes, though there is commendable persistence with lingering stewed black tea and leather on the finish. I suspect there are better bottles out there. Tasted at the Fine Wine Experience 1934 dinner in London. Tasted September 2007.