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18 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Granat mit Purpur-Reflexen. Pfeffriges, enges Bouquet. reifer, feinwürziger Cabernet, schwarze und weisse Pfefferkörner. Im Gaumen wiederum engmaschig, feine, stoffige Textur, Nussnoten im Extrakt, Brombeeren, alles ganz fein und klar ausgerichtet. Ein sehr finessenreicher Les Forts der eher eine Affinität zu einem grossen St. Julien, denn zu einem ordentlichen Pauillac zeigt. Auch wenn dieser Wein nicht billig sein wird, ist es doch ein grossartiger Wert. Vor allem für solche die nicht Jahrzehntelang auf einen reifen Latour warten wollen. (18/20). Bei einem Besuch auf Latour degustiert. Zeigt eine erste, kleine Öffnung. Brotige Röstnoten. Im Gaumen recht saftige Tannine, braucht aber trotzdem noch 5 Jahre. Zeigt alle Schönheiten eines ziemlich grossen 2005ers. beginnen (2013 - 2028)
94 Wine Spectator
Shows blackberry, coffee, cedar, and raisin on the nose, turning to licorice and fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with refined, silky tannins and a long finish. Balanced and juicy. Builds on the palate, with currant, licorice and mineral character, followed by a powerful finish. An amazing second wine. Best after 2015. 13,330 cases made. ?JS
93 Robert Parker
The 2005 Les Forts de Latour is another beautiful wine from this estate. Medium to full-bodied, with a dense ruby/purple color, loads of blackcurrant fruit, earth, and spice, the wine is extremely pure, broad, savory, and quite expensive. This is a fabulous second wine, but in essence, this is really of classified growth quality. Drink it over the next 20+ years.
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Château Latour
Château Latour is in a unique class of its own, producing some of the most powerful, complex and irresistible wines in Bordeaux. For centuries, Latour has been the greatest First Growth in the Médoc, if not in the entire region, producing the world’s most remarkable reds year after year. Considered the oldest wine producing property in Pauillac, with a history dating back to the 14th century, owners have come and gone over the years leading to 1993, when François Pinault, a French billionaire industrialist bought up the château. Since then, while maintaining Latour’s pursuit for excellence, Pinault has made significant changes, including a complete renovation of the winery, vat room, winemaking facilities and storage areas. He has also built a new tasting room, and redesigned the architecture of the main building, Pinault’s strides for modernization continue to accrue. Today, Château Latour’s talented team, motivated by their quest for perfection in both the vineyard and cellar, craft three wines. Preferring to release their wines after they are bottled, Latour was the first Bordeaux château to withdraw from the En Primeur system, starting with the 2012 vintage. One of the three wines in production, Le Pauillac de Château Latour is a worthy third wine. While Les Forts de Latour is a very impressive second wine. Le Grand Vin is at the pinnacle of Latour’s production, as the Grand Vin, it is a regal, concentrated red that is harmoniously balanced by its sophisticated refinement.