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2012 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready - youthful
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
92/100
17.5+/20
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Robert Parker
89-91/100
James Molesworth
91-94/100
Product: 20128012414
2012 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

The second wine, from vineyards outside of their famous walled l’enclos, the 2012 Les Forts de Latour (75% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance mostly Merlot) is a beautiful, elegant wine with a dense purple color, notes of sweet black cherries and blackcurrants, subtle background minerality and no evidence of oak. This medium to full-bodied, beautifully constructed and layered Les Forts de Latour should drink nicely for 15 or more years.
Robert Parker - April 2015
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Maturity Ready - youthful
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Latour

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 92/100
Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2012 Les Forts de Latour has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and nose of redcurrants, black cherries and kirsch with menthol, cigars and dried herbs. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is soft and vibrant with a lively line and an herbal lift on the finish.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 28/02/2019
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Feb 2019)
17.5+/20
Superb colour, cassis fruit and the classic graphite grip of top Pauillacs, fragrance, precision and great class.
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Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Dark purple. Smoky nose. An edge of gunsmoke. Different and more demanding to taste than previous years. Just a little stringy. jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com, 24 Apr 2013
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2013)
Robert Parker 89-91/100
The 2012 Les Forts de Latour is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest mostly Merlot and a bit of Petit Verdot. 42.4% of the crop made it into this second wine. It is a lighter-styled, medium-bodied effort exhibiting notes of graphite, black currants and wet rocks along with an attractive mid-weight and freshness. There is a lot of precision and elegance to this 2012, which, like its bigger brother, is lighter than most vintages. Chateau Latour harvested its Merlot between September 24 and October 4, and most of the crop ended up in Les Forts de Latour and Pauillac. The Cabernet Sauvignon was picked between October 5 and 16, the Cabernet Franc on October 8 (obviously a wet harvest), and the Petit Verdot on October 12. The 2012 Latour, which is off the market as a wine future until the Pinault family and Frederic Engerer agree on when to release it (probably 7-8 years from now), is a blend of 90.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6% Merlot and the rest a tiny dollop of Petit Verdot. Only 36% of the crop was utilized in the grand vin, which achieved 12.8% natural alcohol. robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Apr 2013
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2013)
James Molesworth 91-94/100
Rather bright, offering plum pit, Campari, damson plum and black cherry fruit, with a strong violet note and a lovely, brisk, iron-framed finish. Very racy. Tasted non-blind. james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 8 2013
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2013)

About this wine

Château Latour

Château Latour is a wine estate in Pauillac, part of the Haut-Medoc sub-region on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. The estate’s history dates back to at least the 14th century, though vineyards were not established here until the 17th century. The estate is located at the southern edge of the Pauillac appellation, bordering the St Julien vineyards of Château Léoville Las Cases. Latour is one of the five First Growths of the 1855 classification, occupying the top tier alongside Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, and Mouton Rothschild.
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