Description

Red Wine: 2017 | Chteau Latour | Les Forts de Latour

Bright and fresh, featuring floral, cassis and plum aromas and flavors allied to a sleek, iron-tinged frame.

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Producer: Chteau Latour

Ratings: WA | 93 JS | 95

Vintage: 2017

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Bright and fresh, featuring floral, cassis and plum aromas and flavors allied to a sleek, iron-tinged frame. Racy tension through the finish lets the fruit play out while the minerality blossoms.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Aromas of minty berries, cassis and plums mingle with hints of pencil shavings to introduce the 2017 Les Forts de Latour, a medium to full-bodied, suave and elegant wine with attractive depth and purity of fruit, supple tannins and a bright, precise profile. This is a classy Les Forts that will offer a broad drinking window. As readers will remember, it mostly derives from dedicated parcels located further inland from Latour’s famous “Enclos,” next to Chteau Haut-Batailley.

• James Suckling: Juicy and spicy with fresh tobacco, redcurrants and crushed stone character. Medium to full body. Medium velvety tannins and a delicious finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Latour is one of Bordeaux’s and the world’s most famous wine producers. It is situated in the southeast corner of the Pauillac commune on the border of Saint-Julien, in the Mdoc region. Rated as a First Growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, it has become one of the most sought-after and expensive wine producers on the planet, and produces powerfully structured Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wines capable of lasting many decades. The Chteau Latour history, classified as Premier Grand Cru in the 1855 classification, started in the 14th century when they built a fortified tower during the One Hundred Years War. Until the end of the 16th century, Latour was a co-lordship whose co-owners received rent from farmers who cultivated lands, some of which were already dedicated to the culture of the vines. Then, in the 18th century, the winegrowing saga speeded up when the marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Sgur, the Prince of the vines, also owner of Chteau Calon Sgur and Lafite, became the owner of the estate. Since 1993, Franois Pinault and the Artmis group have been the majority owner (93%) and 7% has belonged to the Sgur familys heirs.