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2016 Les Forts de Latour Pauillac - 3x75cl
06B6FLAT3PK _ 2016 - Les Forts de Latour Pauillac - 3x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Latour
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ Petit Verdot
  • Case size 3x75cl
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2016 - Les Forts de Latour Pauillac - 3x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Latour
  • Region Pauillac
  • Grape Cab. Sauvignon/ Merlot/ Cab. Franc/ Petit Verdot
  • Case size 3x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £491.16 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £163.72 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £400.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, March 2022

    A scent of cassis, with a lift of fresh mint tea. This wine focuses on purity and precision of fruit in a very polished style. It starts generous and full, with substance and power slowly building as the wine lingers on the palate. A noticeable Pauillac core and depth, whilst approachable now, it remains youthful and has a great future ahead of it.

  • Goedhuis, March 2022

    A scent of cassis, with a lift of fresh mint tea. This wine focuses on purity and precision of fruit in a very polished style. It starts generous and full, with substance and power slowly building as the wine lingers on the palate. A noticeable Pauillac core and depth, whilst approachable now, it remains youthful and has a great future ahead of it.

  • Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 94+

    The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is a wine that I remember as lush when I tasted it from barrel. Now in bottle, it has more Pauillac expression on the nose instead of that nascent lushness, offering copious black fruit infused with graphite and a touch of chalk. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin, almost symmetrical in terms of balance, and shows beautiful definition toward the finish. This would frankly surpass some of the Grand Vins elsewhere. A wonderful Les Forts de Latour that may improve further with bottle age. 13.5% alcohol. 2022 - 2040

  • Neal Martin, April 2017, Score: 92-94

    The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is a blend of 64.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.3% Merlot and 0.4% Cabernet Franc, and it represents 37.5% of production this year. It has a surprisingly opulent bouquet, almost a lushness to it thanks to the power of the Merlot, lending it an almost Right Bank allure (possibly due to one parcel in Artigues being declassified from the Grand Vin into the Les Forts de Latour). The palate is very well balanced with supple tannin. Occasionally this Deuxième Vin can be austere like the Château Latour, but this year I find this to be lithe in the mouth, quite sensual with the structure surfacing towards the graphite tinged finish. The length is very impressive here. It will be interested to see when the estate eventually release this wine. This is a plump 'n lovely Les Forts de Latour! Drink Date 2023 - 2045

  • Antonio Galloni, January 2022, Score: 96

    The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is the clear highlight among these new releases from Latour. The first thing that is evident about the 2016 is the pedigree of the vintage. Undisputedly great. Readers will find a potent, dark Forts de Latour endowed with massive concentration and tons of depth. The 2016 won't be ready to drink anytime soon, but it holds tons of promise. Hints of gravel, sage, licorice and pencil shavings linger. The 2016 was impressive a few years ago. It is even better today.

  • Antonio Galloni, January 2019, Score: 95

    The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is fabulous. Dark, rich and expansive on the palate, the 2016 Forts boasts superb depth and intensity. Gravel, smoke, sage, grilled herbs, licorice, plum, pencil shavings and crème de cassis all run through the 2016. Readers should expect a somber, brooding wine that is going to need time to be at its best. Today, the tannins are imposing. 2024 - 2036

  • Wine Advocate, November 2018, Score: 95

    Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Les Forts de Latour opens with cinnamon stick, cloves and star anise scents with hints of crème de cassis, kirsch, wild blueberries and hints of black tea and violets. Medium to full-bodied, it has very firm, grainy tannins and is wonderfully intense with layers of bright fruit and loads of red berry sparks, finishing long and minerally. This is a superb showing for Les Forts and I would not be at all surprised if it far exceeds my conservative drinking window estimation.

  • James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 94-95

    This builds slowly on the palate, but it’s worth it. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and lots of currants, berries and minerals on the finish. On and on. Better than the 2015?

  • Decanter, April 2017, Score: 92

    This is an exceptionally good Forts de Latour, representing 37.5% of production. It is full of graphite and black cassis, closed but not austere. There is flesh on these bones and the texture is already remarkably finessed. This is grippy, showing finesse and energy, aged entirely in new oak although you can't tell. The sense of energy is remarkable even in this second wine. 64.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.3% Merlot and 0.4% Cabernet Franc.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2017, Score: 17.5++

    Really long and really fine with some good oak and genuine power, there is some grunt here and some more pagan depth, too, making this is a mighty Forts and it is built for a decade or two. There are spice and coffee notes here which are fascinating - perhaps from the summer heat?

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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