Les Forts de Latour 2006
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Les Forts de Latour 2006
HED65873
75 cl
13%
£200.00
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Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of First Growth Château Latour which made its debut in 1966 and is produced from the young vines of the Grand Enclos. The 2006 was a great vintage, resulting in a powerful and lively wine with a pronounced Cabernet character. A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, with lovely cassis notes together with truffled, cedar complexity.
91 Vinous
Deep ruby-red. Black fruits, licorice, minerals, tobacco and iron on the complex nose. The wine's sweetness almost comes as a shock, but the creamy blueberry and blackberry fruit flavors are given lift and clarity by firm acidity and solid underlying minerality. Finishes with sweet tannins and subtle persistence. An unusually accessible young Forts de Latour, and riper than it appeared to be in the early going: as I recall, its supple character is partly attributable to the fact that it includes a good bit of declassified Latour merlot but less Latour press wine than usual.Stephen Tanzer1st May 2009
17.5 Jancis Robinson
Described by director Frédéric Engerer as the little sister of the big brother. Rain diluted the Forts vineyards more than the Enclos because the drainage is not as good. Engerer feels there is something slightly lacking on the finish and I certainly feel that for the first time it really is a ‘second wine’. He mused out loud that they considered reblending it and adding more press wine (currently 8% press wine in the blend) but has since assured me that all samples of grand vin and Forts shown during primeurs tastings are final blends. I wonder whether it’s the newer parcels or the vintage that has reduced the impact of this wine? 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot. 47% of total production.Mid crimson with a slightly weak rim. Very spicy nose with some real richness. Great life and lift and zest. Lots of energy. Not massively weighty. Tight and very fine tannins. Somehow it gives the impression of alcohol even though it’s only 13.25%. Very fine, not too chunky. Quite unusually delicate and fine. Very focussed! Very harmonious but much less galumphing than usual. (JR)
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Chateau Latour
A Towering First Growth
Situated on the Bordeaux's Left Bank in the appellation of Pauillac, this superb First Growth is produced from the estate's 92ha of vines, spread across 138 plots, (47 hectares of which are located in renowned 'L'Enclos'). The clay and gravel soils give superbly concentrated, textural Cabernet Sauvignon dominant reds, with Merlot and smaller percentages of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc making up the blend.
The estate also produces two further celebrated reds, Les Forts de Latour and Pauillac de Latour. Certified organic since 2018, biodynamic techniques are also used in the vineyard.
