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| Rating: | 93 Pts Wine Enthusiast | Size: | 375ML |
| Region: | Bordeaux | Country: | France |
| Varietals: | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot | ABV: | 13.5% |
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93 Pts Wine Enthusiast |
"Rich and fresh, with firm dark tannins, acidity and true black currant flavor. There is a chewy, chalky texture underlying beautiful fruit." |
93 Pts James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com |
"Lots of cassis and floral aromas with hints of spice such as white pepper. Full body, silky tannins and a bright and clean finish. Goes on for minutes. Pretty Les Forts. Drink or hold." |
92 Pts Neal Martin - Vinous Media |
"The 2008 Les Forts de Latour has a clean and precise bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and pressed flower scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp and focused with a sappy blackberry and bilberry finish that still feels quite grippy. Two bottles were opened, quite different from each other, but the better one suggests it will give another decade of drinking pleasure. (Tasted at BI Wine & Spiritâs annual 10-Year On tasting.)" |
92 Pts Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com |
"I loved the 2008 Les Forts De Latour, which is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes roughly 35% Merlot aged in 50% new oak. It offers a savory, complex style in its dried tobacco, blackcurrant, kirsch, and forest floor aromas and flavors. These give way to medium-bodied, silky, elegant 2008 that has enough tannin and depth to keep for another 15+ years." |
91 Pts Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media |
"Deep red-ruby. Oaky aromas and flavors of sweet berries, licorice and spices. Silky and sweet on entry, then quite broad and suave in the middle, with ripe balancing acids giving shape to the wine's flavors. Finishes with broad, serious, building tannins and excellent length. A strong showing for this wine, which is built to age." |
90 Pts Wine Spectator |
"his is rounded and pure, with red and black currant, black tea, roasted apple wood and sanguine notes all gliding through the supple, focused finish. Not big, but has balance and length. Drink now through 2017. 12,900 cases made." |
Description:
Les Forts de Latour is produced with the same meticulous care as the Grand Vin, both in the vineyard and in the winery. The only notable difference, apart from the origin of the grapes, is the proportion of new barrels (50 to 60%) used in the maturing stage.
The blend for Forts de Latour can vary from one year to the next but there is always a higher proportion of Merlot (25 to 30%) compared to the Grand Vin." - Winery
