Tasted at the Latour-à-Pomerol vertical in London. The 1953 Latour-à-Pomerol was much more muted on the nose when compared directly with the 1955. I felt it was more smudged on the nose, conveying a light sea-spray influence with a chlorophyll element that becomes more pronounced with time. (Indeed, that chlorophyll tincture often comes through with Right Bank wines of this era). Medium-bodied on the palate, there is satisfying cohesion here, slightly acetic on the back palate, although it does not really detract from the wines. Unlike the 1955, it does not stand up for so long in the glass and rapidly becomes a little animally and dry on the finish. Maybe I was hoping for a bit more, considering the vintage? Maybe there are better examples out there? Based on this encounter, drink up. Tasted December 2015.