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  • Country ranking ?

    1 315
  • Producer ranking ?

    77
  • 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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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Ruby red

ending

Medium

taste

Average in Acidity, High alcohol content, Medium tannin, Balanced, Well-structured, Youthful and Dry

Verdict

Fine

Written Notes

Consistent notes. Two years older brother of 2008 and almost same style. Pencil, leather and cedar flavors, same strong backbone and fine smooth finish. Superb wine.

  • 91p

Deep purple red with garnet red hue and almost black centre. Balmy notes with elegant spices, dried fruit, prunes and hints of chocolate. On the palate hints of tobacco and cedar wood, ripe character with very good length.

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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

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Château Latour

Pauillac de Latour

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