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2013 Les Forts de Latour Pauillac Ex Château March 2019 - 6x75cl
06B3FLATEX6PK _ 2013 - Les Forts de Latour Pauillac Ex Château March 2019 - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Latour
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ Petit Verdot
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2013 - Les Forts de Latour Pauillac Ex Château March 2019 - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Latour
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ Petit Verdot
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £975.49 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £162.58 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £795.00 In Bond
Please note: This wine is available for immediate delivery.
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  • Goedhuis, April 2014

    45% of the production in 2013 this a predominant blend of 62% cabernet sauvignon and 35% merlot and 3% cabernet franc. Crisp bramble fruit aromas. This possesses the characteristic structure of the estate with the lined grainy tannins, supported by a good sweetness of dark fruits. Not excessively powerful, but finely balanced and an easy appealing finish making a very rewarding in what was a difficult vintage.

  • Goedhuis, April 2014

    45% of the production in 2013 this a predominant blend of 62% cabernet sauvignon and 35% merlot and 3% cabernet franc. Crisp bramble fruit aromas. This possesses the characteristic structure of the estate with the lined grainy tannins, supported by a good sweetness of dark fruits. Not excessively powerful, but finely balanced and an easy appealing finish making a very rewarding in what was a difficult vintage.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2014, Score: 89-91

    Dark red cherries, plums, smoke and tobacco meld together gracefully in the 2013 Les Forts de Latour. Layered, supple and caressing on the palate, this is one of the juicier 2013s readers will come across. With its expressive floral and spiced notes, the soft, resonant finish is especially appealing. The blend is 62.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.1% Merlot and 2.2% Petit Verdot.

  • Robert Parker, August 2014, Score: 87-88

    The second wine, the 2013 Les Forts de Latour, is a blend of 62.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.1% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. Approximately 44.5% of the production made it into this wine. Easygoing and supple, it reveals cedary, tobacco leaf notes intermixed with notions of black currants and fresh walnuts. It possesses a Pauillac-like character, but it is neither deep nor long. Drink it over the next 5-6 years.

  • James Suckling, February 2016, Score: 92

    A tannic and savory red with currant, blackberry and stone character. Full body, chewy texture and a fresh finish. Bright acidity. Iodine, oyster shell and black currant.

  • Decanter, April 2014, Score: 90+

    Dense purple-red, nose of black cherries and spice, fine firm middle fruit, velvety and rich for 2013, very good future. Drink: 2018-2030

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2104, Score: 16.5

    Biodynamics seemed to slow down the onset of botrytis in the vineyard and this helped Latour to make a very dark and dense Forts with nice red fruit notes on the nose. Clean, bright and crunchy on the finish.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2014, Score: 16.5

    Fruity and juicy and quite chunky on the palate. Moderate concentration, very savoury. Pretty unyielding – typically Pauillac, perhaps. (RH)

Producer

Château Latour

It is a common misconception that Château Latour was named after its cream-coloured tower - a 17th century edifice that served as a dovecote. The original tower that gave its name to this exemplary property was built in the 15th century as a watchtower to fend off invading pirates during the Hundred Years War. Unfortunately, it has long been eroded away. Château Latour's vines are planted on the gravel soil of Paulliac, mos...Read more

It is a common misconception that Château Latour was named after its cream-coloured tower - a 17th century edifice that served as a dovecote. The original tower that gave its name to this exemplary property was built in the 15th century as a watchtower to fend off invading pirates during the Hundred Years War. Unfortunately, it has long been eroded away. Château Latour's vines are planted on the gravel soil of Paulliac, most of them stand 12 to 16 metres above the Gironde Estuary. It can be considered the King of the First Growths, having the extraordinary power, structure and presence.Read less

Region

Pauillac

Due south of St Estèphe lies the appellation of Pauillac, the king of Left Bank communes. It is home to three first growths as well as a plethora of other classified growths. Pauillac's renowned well-draining, gravelly soils enable its dominant grape Cabernet Sauvignon to reach fantastic heights of complexity and concentration. As a result, Pauilac's wines tend to be full-bodied with compact tannins and good freshness. Its aromatics are often what one associates with classic Bordeaux: pencil shavings, black currant and occasional mint. Some of the most famous châteaux of the commune are Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande and Lynch Bages.

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