Forts de Latour (ex-Château) 2012
Pauillac
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£750.00
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Arriving: Late 2025
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: Yes | Drink from: 2012 |
| Biodynamic: Yes | Drink to: 2030 |
| Grapes: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot | |
Critic scores
93 RP, 92 JS, 92 JA, 94 TA
Critic reviews
"The 2012 Les Forts de Latour has a light minty bouquet, more red than black fruit, touches of orange peel and light pencil shaving scents. The palate is medium-bodied with good density, fine tannins, becoming increasingly precise towards the finish, graphite and black pepper lingering on the aftertaste. Wonderful breeding here, a step ahead of other Deuxième Vins. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting."
Neal Martin, September 2023, RobertParker.com
"Great quality, in a sweet spot to drink. Has power and grace, and plenty of raspy slate-strewn tannins to sink into, muscular enough to showcase the powerful soils of Latour. Blueberry and blackcurrant fruits in abundance, violet-edged, succulent rather than intense. No need to rush to drink, not the same persistency as 2010 or 2016, but this is easy to recommend. 43% of overall production."
Jane Anson, March 2023, JaneAnson.com
Neal Martin, September 2023, RobertParker.com
"Great quality, in a sweet spot to drink. Has power and grace, and plenty of raspy slate-strewn tannins to sink into, muscular enough to showcase the powerful soils of Latour. Blueberry and blackcurrant fruits in abundance, violet-edged, succulent rather than intense. No need to rush to drink, not the same persistency as 2010 or 2016, but this is easy to recommend. 43% of overall production."
Jane Anson, March 2023, JaneAnson.com