Les Forts de Latour is produced with the same meticulous care as the Grand Vin. Sourced from the "Enclos" vineyard, there is the proportion of new barrels (50 to 60%) used in the maturing stage. Aromas of red berry fruits, fruit, fresh earth, cocoa powder and slate. Very elegant on the palate. It can be enjoyed sooner than its big brother and will keep for 30 years.
Producer description:
Chateau Latour is located in the heart of the Medoc, just 300m from the estuary, and benefits from a mild climate. The vines thrive on the typical gravelly soil of the area which is mixed with clay and sand. They quickly develop deep roots and do not suffer from water stress. Some of them are over 100 years old. The estate can be traced back to the 14th century, however, its reputation only started in the 18th century, when the wines were well received by the English aristocracy and the local bourgeoisie. Due to its special terroir, the estate was classified as a first growth in 1855. A meticulous care in both vineyards and cellar takes place and no less than 70 people are needed to deliver one of the most revered wines on earth.
Style:
Still Red
Vintage:
2019
Dryness:
Dry
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
2025 July
Available:
3
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Critic Scores
Jane Ansen | 94
Restrained and more subdued than the Pauillac de Latour, but this has momentum and character, and is lip-smackingly moreish. Brambled blackberry fruits are contrained within sinewy and fairly serious tannins, with liqourice, tobacco, slate, rosemary and truffle. Not the concentration of a vintage like 2016 in this wine, but hard to argue with, and should be ready to drink within five or six years. 70% new oak, 39% of production.
Vinous | 93
The 2019 Les Forts de Latour has a lovely nose with copious black cherry and cassis scents, quite floral; the new oak beautifully integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fine-boned and exquisite in terms of balance, quite tensile towards the mineral-driven finish. One of the most elegant Pauillacs in this vintage. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Robert Parker | 94+
The 2019 Les Forts de Latour opens in the glass with aromas of cassis, wild berries, sweet spices, cigar wrapper and a deft application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, layered and velvety, it’s a deep, muscular wine with rich tannins, lively acids and a long, resonant finish. As readers will know, it mostly derives from dedicated parcels located further inland from Latour's famous "Enclos," next to Château Haut-Batailley. It's a fabulous effort that would clearly merit classified growth status in its own right were the 1855 classification ever to be revised. 2029 - 2055
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