Latour: Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2016

Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2016

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Cabernet Sauvignon 71%, Merlot 29%
rød, tør
13,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2025–2055
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
rig på tanniner
voluminøs og kraftfuld
Lobenberg: 98/100
Parker: 95/100
Suckling: 96/100
Galloni: 96/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 95/100
Decanter: 95/100
Wine Enthusiast: 94–96/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Les Forts de Chateau Latour 2016

98
/100

Den anden vin, der ikke er en anden vin. Helt separate parceller i biodynamik, også gamle vinstokke, bare lidt anderledes terroir og eksponering, altid finere og mere charmerende end selve førstevinen Latour, lidt mere Saint Julien end Pauillac. Chateau Latour ligger på grænsen til Saint Julien, og derfor minder Les Forts mig ofte mere om Ducru end om Latour. Meget fin sort og rød kirsebær, elegant i munden, dansende, velvævet og med en vidunderlig harmoni. Super lækre sager, utroligt delikate og vidunderlige at drikke. Hedonisme fra Pauillac, dyr, men også smuk. Vinen viser storhed, fordi den kombinerer de bedste egenskaber fra Saint Julien med Pauillac og udstråler en uendelig charme. Faktisk DEN ideelle Chateau Latour til tidligere nydelse og med en meget højere charmefaktor. For mig er 2016 absolut den bedste Les Forts de Latour, der nogensinde er produceret, og den sætter nemt mange vine op til 2eme Cru i skyggen. Den indre blok og bevidstheden om, at denne vin ikke er klassificeret, forhindrer mig i at give den de 98-100 point, den fortjener. Vrøvl egentlig, men saksen i mit hoved. Og måske også respekt for Pichon Lalande og Pontet Canet.

95
/100

Parker om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is superb, unwinding in the glass with notions of blackcurrants, wild berries, sweet loamy soil, cigar wrapper and English walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it’s concentrated and tightly wound, with superb depth at the core, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins. This is an impeccably balanced, utterly classical Forts de Latour worth a special effort to seek out. 95/100

96
/100

Suckling om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

Lots of blueberries, ripe blackberries, violets, peppercorns, olives and cloves on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fleshy tannins. Beautiful blue fruit and flowers. Layered and long. Drink after 2023. 96/100

96
/100

Galloni om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

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. 96/100

95
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

The winner of the best second wine in the vintage goes to Château Latour. Their 2016 Les Forts de Latour is a match for just about anything out there. It shares its bigger siblings stature and class, with a sensational perfume of cedarwood, black currants, graphite, and lead pencil. Seamless, ultra-pure, and medium to full-bodied, it too needs a good 5-7 years of bottle age and will keep for 2-3 decades. 95/100

95
/100

Decanter om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

Violet scented dark black cherries and figs on the nose, quite powerful. Tannins are generous but they're juicy and plump, soft almost chalky, they have a really great impact, filling the mouth together with the fruit. Everything has melded together, super balanced and all very harmonious - still clearly powerful with precision and sculpting of the fruit and a long finish with the flavours going on and on. Good acidity gives freshness and a real rush of strawberry and cherry juice on the first sip lifts and sustains the palate the whole way. Such a charming wine with great impact and presence. 95/100

94–96
/100

Wine Enthusiast om: Les Forts de Chateau Latour

Barrel Sample. This is a great wine, with superb tannins and rich fruit flavors that are in balance. Made from 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, the palate is dominated by black-currant flavor and a pleasant structure from the very fine tannins. 94-96/100

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Latour

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 2016