Latour - 1982 (5L) Kamptal anCnoc 12 starts with a

anCnoc 12 starts with a burst of fruit

honey-roasted cashews

These barrels originally contained sherry

Taste Lashings of cinnamon

Mixed nuts

Latour - 1982 (5L) Kamptal anCnoc 12 starts with aAlways 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,