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Les Forts de Latour 2016

Les Forts de Latour

2016
95
PARKER
18
JANCIS ROBINSON
96
SUCKLING
94
WINE SPECTATOR
92
DECANTER

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti13.0%

The wine

The 2014 vintage was early at the start of the cycle, as were the 2008 and 2011 vintages, due to a mild 2013 winter marked by heavy rainfall - 497mm of rain between November and February. This early start - bud break on March 21 for the Merlot and March 31 for the Cabernet Sauvignon - was tempered on May 19, when violent thunderstorms occurred, marking the start of sporadic rainy episodes until the end of the month. This instability will continue throughout the summer. The month of September, one of the hottest and driest in recent decades, favored a gradual and homogeneous ripening of the berries, which allowed the teams to work in great serenity during the harvest.

Dark and intense purple color. Lively nose of ripe red fruits. A meticulous touch on the palate, on a fleshy, silky body, of great vitality and sappy length.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Ratings and awards

202093 DC
201993 DC
201894+ PK17.5 JR94-95 SK94 WS93 DC
201794 PK17+ JR94-95 SK93 WS93 DC
201695 PK18 JR96 SK94 WS92 DC
201594+ PK17+ JR95 SK91 WS94 DC
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonSK: SucklingWS: Wine spectatorDC: Decanter

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling

The 2014 Les Forts de Latour is a blend of 71.4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28.6% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it needs a little coaxing to reveal expanding scents of blackcurrant pastilles, baked plums and boysenberries with suggestions of wood smoke, fragrant earth, cast-iron pan and charcuterie plus a faint waft of black truffles. Medium-bodied, the earthy/savory palate has loads of lively black fruit with a refreshing line and firm, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering ferrous note.

— Lisa Perrotti-Brown (05/03/2020)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2014 - 93 PARKER

Very dark crimson. So Latour – essence of Pauillac – on the nose. Very firm, concentrated and mineral. Fresh and racy. This is remarkably smooth on the finish. More suave than the Pauillac 2015 shown alongside at this London showing prior to release. Really rather lovely and seductive. Long and fresh. There is no doubt that Les Forts is more of a second growth than a second wine.

— Jancis Robinson (26/02/2020)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2014 - 17.5+ JANCIS ROBINSON

Glorious aromatics with currants, flowers, stones and light mushrooms. Medium to full body and fine tannins that are long and polished. Super linear, structured and long.

— James Suckling (13/02/2017)JamesSuckling.com Vintage 2014 - 94 SUCKLING

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