Anthony Rose
byAnthony Rosethe4/26/2010
Les Forts de Latour is 13.5% alcohol with 50% new oak, 65.1% cabernet sauvignon, 32.3% merlot, 0.6% cabernet franc and 1.9% petit verdot. Dense colour, a touch of spice, freshness on the nose, lovely sweet fruit on the palate, juicy fresh acidity, more obviously structured by acidity then the Pauillac, good dark chocolatey concentration of fruit, and deceptively suave and silky tannins, which you know are there and come in on the finish. Impressive quality, lovely fruit purity. 92-94+