Les Forts de Latour - Pauillac 2010 (750ml)
Price: $359.99
| Producer | Les Forts de Latour |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 42207 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Les Forts de Latour Description
Les Forts de Latour takes its name from an historic plot in the "Enclos." The wine was first labelled with this name in 1966 and constant work on developing its quality has resulted in its achieving the level of a very good Medoc classified growth.
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
Bizarre as it may sound, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour is also the finest I have ever tasted from this selection, which comes from specific vineyards, not really so much a second wine as just another wine from estate holdings. A blend of 72.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27.5% Merlot that represents 40% of the production, this astonishing wine hit 14.3% natural alcohol. Extremely ripe and rich, it reminds me of the 1982 on steroids (and that wine is still drinking great 30 years after the vintage). Sensational notes of graphite, crushed rocks, black fruits, camphor and damp forest notes are present in this expansive, savory, full-throttle wine, which is better than many vintages of the great Latour itself from the past. (That may be a heretical statement, but it's the truth as I see it.) This wine needs a good 5-6 years of cellaring and should age for three decades at minimum, given the fact that the 1982 is in terrific form and wasn't this concentrated or prodigious.
Wine Enthusiast: 93-95 Points
Ripely juicy wine, with great spice and fruit. It has delicious black currant flavors, very marked with acidity. The power is certainly there, but the wine has as much style as weight.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
A solid, briary, grippy, tarry Pauillac, with a sappy edge to the kirsch, blackberry, plum skin and steeped fig notes, liberally laced with anise and tar. Shows good energy through the finish, with a cassis bush note echoing. Best from 2017 through 2035.
