Les Forts De Latour 2016

Critical Acclaim: 96 pts James Suckling, 95 pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 pts Wine Enthusiast, 95 pts Jeb Dunnuck, 94 pts Wine Spectator.

Winemaker's Tasting Notes: Beautiful dark and intense crimson hue. Aromatically very pure and enticing with ripe red and black fruits, delicious cocoa and tobacco notes and a hint of citrus zest. Succulent on the attack with a powerful mouthfeel and great tension midpalate that leads to a languorous finish. 2016 is a remarkable and unforgettable vintage. Its wines show extraordinary purity and concentration. 

"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." - James Suckling.

"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. Drinking window 2030- 2060." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.

"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." - Wine Enthusiast.

"The second wine of this great château, the 2016 Les Forts De Latour continues to impress. I commented on release that it was the best wine in the vintage, and my opinion hasn't changed. This beauty offers plenty of classic Latour character as well as notes of blackcurrants, saddle leather, lead pencil shavings, and dried flowers. Full-bodied, concentrated, and perfectly balanced, it's just now starting to round into form and will no doubt continue drinking well for another 2+ decades. It's a gorgeous Pauillac. Drinking window 2022-2044."- Jeb Dunnuck. 

"A bit fleshier and more caressing than a typical Pauillac, this has flavors of warm fig, currant and blackberry preserves inlaid with charcoal and smoldering tobacco notes. There's grip for sure and a twinge of warm cast iron on the finish, but the fruit detail keeps the upper hand throughout, showcasing the purity on the finish. Very, very solid. Best from 2023 through 2035." - Wine Spectator.

About the Winery: Chateau Lator is situated in the heart of the Medoc wine region, about 50 km north-west of Bordeaux, where the legend of Bordeaux vineyards began. 

Varietal: 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot.