Forts de Latour (2nd wine of Ch Latour) 1996

Pauillac, Second wine

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Tasting Notes

The 1996 Les Forts de Latour has a deep garnet color with just a thin rim of bricking on the rim. The bouquet is fully mature but demonstrated good fruit concentration after 20 years, mulberry, red plum, plenty of cloves and an almost garrigue-like scent. The palate does not quite have the charm of the nose, the tannins a little brusque and perhaps compared to this deuxième vin nowadays, without the finesse and then it just tapers towards a cedar-infused finish. Drink bottles now and over the next 10 years. Tasted July 2016.

Score: 88

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2016-2026 28 October 2016

The dense ruby/purple-colored 1996 Les Forts de Latour is exceedingly tannic, with cassis and mushroom-like notes in the aromatics. This full-bodied wine is impressively constituted and one of the finest Forts de Latours of the last two decades. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2018.

Score: 90

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2005-2018 30 April 1999