2010 Les Forts de Latour
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The 2010 Les Forts de Latour has a compelling bouquet with intense black fruit, black tea, graphite and subtle earthy aromas. There is wonderful precision here and it is amazingly well focused. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a killer line of acidity, fanning out with confidence and chutzpah towards the finish that conveys an unerring sense of symmetry. What a fantastic 2010 Pauillac that will give decades of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
James Suckling
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Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour seems just a little tired compared to the last time I tried it, offering a core of dried mulberries, fruitcake and Chinese five spice followed by scents of balsamic, woodsmoke and fragrant earth. Full-bodied, the palate has chewy, rugged tannins and evolved black fruits, finishing spicy. While still very delicious, I think this bottle may have been a bit oxidized, ergo the question mark after the score.
Tasted blind. Sweet dark fruit. Beautifully fragrant with dark fruit and slightly cedary. Tight, elegant and extremely refined. Elegant Pauillac with great freshness. (JH)
Looks just very slightly more evolved than the grand vin. So mineral on the nose that you wonder whether there isn’t some TCA here?! Thick and sweet and concentrated. Very dense and almost painful to taste now. Though there is some Latour salinity evident too. A little underripe. (JR)
About the producer
One of Bordeaux’s five First Growths, as classified in 1855, Ch. Latour is among the most famous addresses in Pauillac and the world. The estate is renowned for its long-ageing, powerful and structured wines.