97 Robert Parker
2010 was a very dry vintage of exceptional quality, producing incredibly structured and complex wines that are a little formidable when young but should age incredibly. Deep garnet-purple colored, the nose of the 2010 Les Forts de Latour is broody with subtle notes of licorice, tar, crushed black berries and plums with hints of spice cake and hoisin. Full-bodied, firm and grainy with an impenetrable core of muscular fruit, it finishes with fantastic persistence. Give it 5-7 years at least, and then it may well outlive the 1970 Les Forts that I recently tasted with Latour's CEO, Frédéric Engerer!
96 Wine Spectator
This comes off as almost sweet, thanks to gentle ripeness and friendly plum sauce, raspberry and cherry compote notes, all backed by an energy that's in reserve. There's latent acidity rippling through the finish, where briar, pastis and graphite lurk as well. Really pure. A noticeable step up from the Pauillac. Tasted non-blind. —J.M.
18 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Frisches, florales Bouquet, fein dunkle Pilznoten, Brombeerstauden, Trüffel, ziemlich tiefgründig. Fester Gaumen mit geschmeidgen Tanninen, viel Charme, ausgeglichene Adstringenz, zeigt sich nachhaltig und verlangend, interessantes Potential das durchaus mit einem veritablem Deuxième Cru zu vergleichen ist. Also ein sehr, sehr gelungener Les Forts. Bravo! warten (2018 - 2033)