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Forts de Latour (2nd wine of Ch Latour) 2003

Pauillac, Second wine

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Tasting Notes

Tasted blind at Farr Vintner’s Left Bank tasting. Fine clarity on the nose: blackberry leaf, raspberry and just a touch of rose petals. The palate has a grippy entry, nice build in the mouth with notes of raspberry, strawberry, cedar and leather, finishing dry, foursquare. This starts to come out of its shell as moment pass in the glass. Tasted October 2010. (90+ Points)

Score: 90

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 March 2011

Zesty lively transparent fruit. Racy. Long and rather impressive. Well balanced. Though not big.

Score: 16 - 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2007-2013 13 October 2010

Deep ruby-red. Wonderfully vinous and sappy for the vintage, with aromas of redcurrant, mineral and spice. Sweet, rich, lush and exotic but with good spice character giving lift to the flavors. A very fine-grained wine that will give relatively early pleasure, but it can't match the 2004 or 2005 for backbone. Finishes dry and classic, with plenty of richness.

Score: 91

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2006

The 2003 Les Forts de la Tour possesses a dense ruby/plum/purple color in addition to notions of cold steel, lead pencil shavings, and creme de cassis. Full-bodied, opulent, heady, rich, and lush, it can be drunk now or cellared for 15+ years. What can one say about proprietor Francois Pinault and his manager, Frederic Engerer? A strong argument can be made that in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, Latour produced the wine of the vintage, although it has plenty of competition in the Northern Medoc in 2003. Moreover, the bargains are the estate’s least expensive cuvee, Pauillac, followed by Les Forts de Latour, Latour’s second wine which continues to increase in quality.

Score: 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2006-2021 30 April 2006

Beautiful aromas of berry, currant and toasted oak. Intense currant character. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, intense finish. This is very structured and superclean. Excellent stuff. The second wine of Latour. Best after 2011. 7,000 cases made.

Score: 93

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2011+ 31 March 2006