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Les FORTS DE LATOUR Pauillac 2016
Les FORTS DE LATOUR Pauillac 2016

Les FORTS DE LATOUR Pauillac 2016

$2,590

Only 18 left in stock
*Case price discount: Buy a Case (6 x 75 CL) to get the best price for each bottle.

SKU:

SG-00303
  • Wine Region: Bordeaux - France
  • Terroir: Pauillac
  • Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (Blend)
  • Color: Red

Tasting notes:

Complex aromas of ripe black fruits with undertones of straw, pencil lead. Velvet touch to this smooth, rounded wine. Elegant tannins with balanced structure and a really fruity finish.

The history of Chateau Latour dates back at least to the 14th century, even though the vineyards for which it is now world-renowned were not fully established until the 17th century.

The estate is located at the southern edge of Pauillac, bordering the St. Julien vineyards of Ch. Léoville Las Cases, and covers 78 hectares. After a period when it was under English ownership, in the form of the Pearson Group, owners of the Financial Times, and Harvey’s of Bristol, the property passed to Allied Lyons in 1989 and was then bought in 1993 by the French billionaire industrialist François Pinault, whose empire was to grow to include Yves St. Laurent, Gucci and Christie’s Auction House.

Pinault has delegated day-to-day control of the estate and its wines to his dynamic Président, Frédéric Engerer, under whose stewardship a major programme of investment has taken place which has seen Latour rise to an undisputed pre-eminent position in the Bordeaux wine hierarchy.

Vinification is rigorously controlled, with severe selection of only the healthiest fruit, total de-stemming, and separate tanks for each parcel of vines. A three-week long maceration is followed by malolactic fermentation in vats before the wine chosen to become Ch. Latour is run off into barrels, 100% new, for ageing. The wine destined to become Les Forts de Latour is aged in 50% new oak and 50% one-year-old barrels.

Their wine style is powerful, structured and compelling, and has been for many the most consistent performer amongst the First Growth Wines over the past century, acquiring an enviable reputation for producing very good wine in the more challenging vintages. It has great potential to age, with the best vintages lasting a century or more.

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