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  • Country ranking ?

    1 033
  • Producer ranking ?

    52
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2045
  • Food Pairing

    Beef Wellington

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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 2005

Bordeaux Vintage Report 2005 is a truly fantastic vintage with great quality across the board on both the Left and Right Banks.

The 2005 vintage became the most anticipated since 2000. The early market was heated and prices skyrocketed. The cold winter delayed bud break before the warm, dunny spring broke through. Even the vegetative growth and flowering gave a perfect start to the vintage. The summer turned out to be one of the driest ever...

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Cherry Red and Healthy

ending

Medium, Round and Pure

flavors

Cranberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Raspberry, Pepper and Vanilla

nose

Youthful, Fresh, Seductive and Generous

recommend

Yes

taste

Medium tannin, Balanced, Good texture, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Fragrant, Vigor, Elegant and Dry

Verdict

Sophisticated and Full-bodied

Written Notes

Open-knit yet deep and powerful, the 2005 Les Forts de Latour is striking today. The pedigree of the vintage comes through in spades. Expressive, perfumed aromatics meld into a core of supple, open-knit fruit in a mid-weight, impeccably balanced Forts de Latour. Hints of red fruit, iron, smoke and tobacco add lovely shades of nuance. Latour's President Frédéric Engerer adds that that 2005 was the easiest and most balanced growing season (including 2009 and 2010) he has seen because his team had the total flexibility of choosing when to harvest.

  • 94p

Deep ruby. Scented, cassis, some vanilla, coffee touch, some plums, nuanced and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, refreshing and intense, structured, long length. 92

  • 92p

This winedisplayed fine intensity of sweet black cherries, fine acidity, fine balance and splendid complexity. Harmonious with fine finish.

  • 92p
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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

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Château Latour

Pauillac de Latour

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