The year 1964 produced some great wines, but much depended on when the grapes were picked. For those who picked before the rain started, some great wines were produced. For those who picked partly or completely after the rains started, results were very variable. For example, Ch. Latour picked before the rains and made a great wine. Ch. Lafite picked partly after the rains started and produced rather dilute wines that had some interest when young but now are much too old. And of course in the 1960s some properties could be depended on to produce rather common wines in most years, good or bad.
I opened my only bottle of Ch. Latour today. There were no issues other than the cork was rather difficult to extract without breaking. The fill was low neck, or very high shoulder, depending on if you are a buyer or seller of this bottle:-). The bottle has been properly stored.
This is the type of wine that at once seems very special. You do not have to fret about glass type used, detailed analysis, etc. It at once presents itself as a very balanced and integrated whole. The mixed dark fruit fruit is intense and very typical of top red Bordeaux. There is some cedar. The acid and tannins are in perfect balance. The wine is quite full but well balanced. The intensity is high and the aftertaste fine and very long. The color is still deep and shows only a little evidence of age around the rim. I can find nothing to complain about. The 1961 may be more intense and concentrated and may live longer.