In Bond Fine Wine. 2017 Forts de Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France. Second wine • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 94/100 (AG). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 93/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 26/02/2020 · Drink 2020-2050
A step up, the 2017 Les Forts De Latour includes more Cabernet Sauvignon and is 65.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and a splash of Cabernet Franc. Creme de cassis, unsmoked tobacco, damp earth, and a touch of cedar pencil all emerge from the glass, and it's beautifully textured and medium to full-bodied, with terrific purity and a great finish. While it's a second…
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 16/03/2020 · Drink 2022-2045
A blend of 65.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 0.8% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Les Forts de Latour is deep garnet-purple in color and strides confidently out of the glass with classic notes of plum preserves, warm cassis and pencil shavings with nuances of mulberries, pencil lead, Indian spices and forest floor. Medium-bodied, the palate packs a lot of fruit into a very elegan…
Jane Anson (JA) — 93/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 07/03/2023 · Drink 2023-2038
A floral curl on the first nose, this is an attractive and sappy Forts de Latour, with a fine, elegant, almost chalky aspect to the tannins. Thoroughly charming raspberry and blackberry fruit, fresh earth, cocoa power and slate, with a mouthwatering finish. An elegant feel to this, more evolved than in bigger vintages at the six year stage although still with clear architecture to the tannins. As…