Product Description
The 2017 Les Forts de Latour is a blend of 65.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot, and 0.8% Cabernet Franc. There is a little less press wine than in a normal year with 7% compared to 9%.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 92
The 2017 Les Forts de Latour conveys airiness on the nose, reflecting the relatively lightest vintage in recent years. Graphite and sous-bois infuse black fruit, offering a slightly welcome herbaceous/undergrowth tincture. The palate is very well-balanced and will appeal to those seeking a sleeker, lighter style of Pauillac. Not lean by any account, but this Les Fort de Latour is understated, with appealing black pepper and tobacco notes emerging on the finish. Fine.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2040
Robert Parker 92-94
"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Les Forts de Latour features beautiful blackcurrants, redcurrants and kirsch overtones with touches of bay leaves, lavender, tobacco, tilled soil, cedar chest and red roses. The palate is medium-bodied, firm, grainy and refreshing with a great intensity of flavors-quite muscular and densely packed-with a nice long, earth and mineral-laced finish."
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 47 hectares
Soils: clayey gravel, gravelly sand, marly clay
Average of the Vineyards : 50 years
Planting density: 10 000 vines/ha
Production: around 320,000 bottles a year
Ageing: around 2 years in 100% new barrels
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon 75%
- Merlot 20%
- Cabernet Franc 2,5%
- Petit Verdot 2,5%
The Chateau makes two other wines:
- Les Forts de Latour :
- Cabernet Sauvignon : 70%
- Merlot : 30%
- Le Pauillac de Chateau Latour
Learn more about Chateau Latour here
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