Latour: Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2009

Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2009

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Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 32%, Petit Verdot 2%, Cabernet Franc 1%
rød, tør
Modnet
14,0% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2015–2035
Pakket ind i: 12 OHK
rig på tanniner
voluminøs og kraftfuld
Lobenberg: 95/100
Parker: 95/100
Suckling: 95/100
Jancis Robinson: 18/20
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2009

95
/100

Lobenberg: 65% Cabernet, 32% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc. Sort med violet kant. Rasende, intenst aromatisk næse af surkirsebær og sorte kirsebær, også cassis, råt kød, grillet toast, hyldebær og morbær, syren og eukalyptus, jord, lidt animalsk indtryk. I munden røde og sorte bær, surkirsebær, tjære, fyldig, lidt kedelig tannin fra det høje Merlot-indhold og hurtig syre.

Årsrapporten

I Bordeaux betragtes 2009 som en absolut triumf for moden fylde. En perfekt drømmesommer gav Cabernet-druerne rekordhøje sukkerindhold og en fænomenal tæthed. På trods af den enorme koncentration imponerer vinene med en overjordisk smidighed, silkeagtige tanniner og en umiddelbar, charmerende tilgængelighed.

95
/100

Parker om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

Possibly the best second wine ever made at Latour (and I love how the 1982 is drinking at age 30), the 2009 Les Forts de Latour is composed of two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot blended with a tiny dollop of Petit Verdot, and finished at 13.5% alcohol. Juicy notes of creme de cassis, licorice, camphor, smoke and crushed rocks are followed by a rich, unctuously textured, thick, juicy, exceptionally pure, long wine. This beauty will be at its finest in several years and should keep for three decades.

95
/100

Suckling om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

The aromas are so floral, with currants and blueberries as well. Succulent. Full and very balanced, with super velvety tannins and a long and lovely finish. Frederic Engerer, president of Latour, uses the word “succulent” to describe it. He’s right. I like the word gorgeous as well. Try in 2018, but hard not to drink.

18
/20

Jancis Robinson om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

Toasty and rich nose. Very plush and velvety – much more so than usual. Rich and velvety – such an amazing texture yet with Les Fort’s solidity. Very firm backbone. Explosive. But it will need quite a time to come round. Very fine and deep. Hint of oyster shells. Lifted. Wonderful texture. Very tight and tense. Dry finish. Drink 2020-2035

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Det er velkendt, at Château Latours Grand Vin er en af de mest kraftfulde, fyldige, tanninholdige og koncentrerede vine i verden. Så her er blot et par ord om Château Latours andenvin: Forts de Latour er ikke en klassisk andenvin lavet af unge vinstokke, men består af omkring to tredjedele gamle...

Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2009