Latour '87

[ajay]

In the "If you could drink wine from only one producer" thread, Steve (Plotnicki) said that he found most bordeaux wines to be either "powerful or p*ss."

I stumbled upon the opportunity to acquire up to a half dozen or so of these bottles for about 150 euros.  I am a little hesitant, however, to go forward with the transaction.  This is for two reasons, first, this is a rather large investment, but when others were buying, I have enjoyed Latour 1993, and found it to be a treat.  But, even though I was not old enough to drink wine, I know that, in general, 1987 was not a good year, so I'm not sure how good the Latour '87 is.

The advice of various sommeliers in New York has been contradictory.  The bottle was on the list at ADNY and the sommelier said the wine was 'pretty good' but not as good as the '86 or '88.  Jean Luc at Daniel didn't think the bottle was particularly worthwhile.

Any opinions out there?

[Beachfan]

You might get a comment if you post at Mark Squires Wine Bulletin Board, which you can enter though Robert Parkers website

Robert Parker online

[Steve Plotnicki]

Ajay-Don't do it. '87 Bordeaux are likely to be piss, regardless of the producer. If you want to buy good Bordeaux in that price range, spend your money on '85's like Haut Brion and Lynch Bages, or '89 and 90's  from l'Angelus, Pichon Baron and '89 rom Lynch Bages.