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  • Country ranking ?

    1 514
  • Producer ranking ?

    95
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of the infamous Chateau Latour ; a world renowned French wine estate, located in Pauillac, in the Medoc region of Bordeaux, France. Latour is in the north-west of Bordeaux, sharing a border with Saint-Julien, a stone’s throw away from the banks of the Gironde estuary.

Chateau Latours primary wine was rewarded the status of “first growth” in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, due to its production of the...

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Vintage 2013

BORDEAUX 2013 VINTAGE REPORT

The 2013 vintage in Bordeaux was one of the most difficult since 1965 and 1968. Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer describes it as “the most complicated vintage in 20 years”. It rained almost continuously in the spring. Flowering was uneven, leading to poor set, millerandage and coulure. The threat of mold was alleviated by the arrival of warm, dry weather during the summer. For a while, winemakers hoped that abund...

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It was powerful, meaty and chewy, new oak upfront, strong backbone, splendid depth and length. Really, really good for the vintage.

  • 88p
Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black centre. Well structured with initially closed character, elegant fruit, blackcurrants and dark berries, hints of gingerbread spices, discreet toasting, quite complex but opening up slowly. On the palate well structured with fine acidity, balanced tannins, elegant fruit and discreet minerality in the finish.
  • 90p
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Pauillac, Bordeaux

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