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  • Country ranking ?

    1 750
  • Producer ranking ?

    119
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Honey Soy Venison

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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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Wine Information

Fine nose with pure blackcurrant fruit, hints of coffee and leather and notable oak beneath. Warm and ripe on the palate, with an energetic core and good tension, enveloping fruit tannins that grow and develop depth, all overlaid with a pure sweet fruit character that belies prominent Merlot content. Seamless and persistent through a long finish, good balance. 12,000 cases made

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Tasting note

ending

Medium and Lingering

nose

Fresh

taste

Balanced, Well-structured, Youthful and Round

Verdict

Well-rounded and Good everyday wine

Written Notes

Consistent notes. We had here a lighter version of 2008 with some green undertones, but this didn't count that much, because there was pretty tasty fruit, nice balance and nice aftertaste.

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Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

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