Les Forts de Latour 2010 — A superb Pauillac from an exceptional vintage, showing intense blackcurrant, plum, and dark chocolate aromas with hints of spice and violets. Full-bodied and powerful, with refined tannins and remarkable depth, this second wine of Château Latour offers complexity, precision, and exceptional ageing potential — one of the finest Forts ever crafted.

James Suckling | JS 96
Published: Nov 14, 2013

Aromas of currants, blueberries and blackberries with a dark chocolate undertone. Perfumes and beautiful. Full body, with velvety tannins that are fine-tuned and tentative. It lasts for minutes. Gorgeous fruit and richness. Perhaps the greatest Les Fort ever? Try in 2018.

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Mar 5, 2020

Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour seems just a little tired compared to the last time I tried it, offering a core of dried mulberries, fruitcake and Chinese five spice followed by scents of balsamic, woodsmoke and fragrant earth. Full-bodied, the palate has chewy, rugged tannins and evolved black fruits, finishing spicy. While still very delicious, I think this bottle may have been a bit oxidized, ergo the question mark after the score.

Decanter | D 91
Published: Jan 30, 2020
Drink: 2020-2037

Pretty high aromatics on the first nose, peony and violet edging, extremely accomplished on the palate, although acidity is a little higher than in others in the appellation. Gives a sense of grip and tension, a fairly dramatic Forts de Latour. It settles, and this is a wine that is packed with layers, extremely complex, hard to pick apart the competing forces of fruit, spice, earth.

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17.5
Published: Feb 12, 2020
Drink: 2022-2044

Tasted blind. Sweet dark fruit. Beautifully fragrant with dark fruit and slightly cedary. Tight, elegant and extremely refined. Elegant Pauillac with great freshness.

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Les Forts de Latour takes its name from an historic plot in the « Enclos ». The wine was first labelled with this name in 1966 and constant work on developing its quality has resulted in its achieving the level of a Médoc Grand Cru Classé.

Les Forts de Latour is produced with the same meticulous care as the Grand Vin, both in the vineyard and in the winery. The only notable difference, apart from the origin of the grapes, is the proportion of new barrels (50 to 60%) used in the maturing stage.

The blend for Forts de Latour can vary from one year to the next but there is always a higher proportion of Merlot (25 to 30%) compared to the Grand Vin.