Double Magnum Les Forts de Latour - Château Latour

Jamessuckling.com

92 / 100

par James Suckling le 20/12/2011

Caramel and flowers and currants and berries on the nose. Full and velvety with a good density and lots of fruity elegance and balance. Very pretty. Give it four years of bottle age please.

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/05/2011

A strong effort, this 2008 exhibits a dark ruby/purple color, more minerality than the 2010 and hints of cedarwood, black currants, underbrush and forest floor. This round, generous blend of 66.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33.5% Merlot should easily last for two decades or more.

La Revue du Vin de France

15,5-17,5 / 20

le 30/06/2009

Comme à son habitude, ce second vin offre de la richesse, avec un aspect élégant et fin. Registre délicat dans les tanins, mais avec la fermeté de Pauillac.

Falstaff

87-89 / 100

le 30/06/2009

Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. In der Nase feine florale Nuancen. Am Gaumen mineralisch, zart salzig, robuste Tannine, Cassis, zitronige Noten, mittlere Länge, etwas prickelnd im Abgang.

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

par René Gabriel le 07/05/2009

Tiefes Granat mit bläulichem Schimmer. Schlankes, florales Bouquet, bereits eine gewisse Tiefe anzeigend, Lorbeer, Gewürznelken, Lakritze und getrocknete Heidelbeeren. Mittelgewichtiger Gaumen, feinnerviges Extrakt, kernige Tannine mit gutem Rückhalt. Zeigt Rasse und Kraft und präsentiert sich mal wieder als eigenständiger Cru, der recht viel Geduld verlangt. 2016 – 2028

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

par Robert Parker le 30/04/2009

The second wine seems to have picked up most of the Merlot from the Latour vineyards (31.5% Merlot and 66.5% Cabernet Sauvignon dominate the blend). The 2008 Les Forts de Latour is a forward, pure wine displaying remarkably sweet tannins along with aromas of black currants, forest floor, and a hint of underbrush. Opulent, round, and generous, it should drink well for 15-20 years, possibly longer given the fact that the 1982 Les Forts de Latour is still a beautiful wine, and it’s “only” 27 years of age!

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 16/04/2009

12.7% natural alcohol plus a bit of chaptalisation – natural grape sugar was lower than expected. Second wine. Deep crimson – less blue than the Pauillac. Not much nose. Very cool and tight. Restricted and taut. Very firm. Dry and strict. Wait a long time –pretty solid. Not a charmer. Clean and brisk. Very energetic. A little low key today. Drink 2018-32 17+

Decanter Magazine

17 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 14/04/2009

Purple-red, smoky, almost seductive Pauillac fruit, yet has the firmness, grip and structure of a serious wine, not a blockbuster, fine purity and length. Drink 2015-25.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

par Neal Martin le 07/04/2009

A blend of 66.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31.5% Merlot with 2% Petit Verdot, this is a lovely nose, very refined, pure blackberry, cassis, a touch of cedar/pine forest, superb definition – more feminine than usual. Just a touch of dried orange peel in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, fine tannins, very fresh, very precise rather than a powerful, expansive Les Fort. Like the Grand Vin, it has an aloof finish. Well-crafted, wonderful focus if the depth of a great vintage like ’05. Tasted April 2009.

Wine Spectator

88-91 / 100

par James Suckling le 06/04/2009

Subtle aromas of currant and raspberry, with a minerally undertone. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a medium finish. A little one-dimensional on the palate, but very good.