critic reviews
The 2015 Les Forts de Latour has a lifted bouquet with blackberry, tobacco and cedar scents that are very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with more flesh than I recall. Succulent red fruit is laced with blood orange and marmalade. This is generous and perhaps less saline toward the finish. It is lovely. Tasted at the 2015 Ten-Year-On tasting at Bordeaux Index.
Charm and precision, slate scrape texture, finely boned tannins that disguise a punch through the mid palate, an enjoyable Les Forts that is ready to go. Good quality, not the intensity of the 2016, but keeps the concentrated cassis and cocoa bean signature that makes this such a brilliant wine. Hélène Genin technical director.
Made from 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.6% Merlot, 0.9% Petit Verdot, and 0.5% Cabernet France, the 2015 Les Forts de Latour is deep garnet in color. It springs with bold notions of warm cassis, stewed plums, and boysenberry preserves, leading to wafts of charcuterie, Indian spices, and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is both confident and elegant with expressive black fruits and spicy layers plus a plush, very fine-grained texture, finishing with a refreshing lift.