2009 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac 12x75cl

Robert Parker 95

Possibly the best second wine ever made at Latour (and I love how the 1982 is drinking at age 30), the 2009 Les Forts de Latour is composed of two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot blended with a tiny dollop of Petit Verdot, and finished at 13.5% alcohol. Juicy notes of creme de cassis, licorice, camphor, smoke and crushed rocks are followed by a rich, unctuously textured, thick, juicy, exceptionally pure, long wine. This beauty will be at its finest in several years and should keep for three decades. [01/02/2012]

Anticipated maturity: 2012-2042

JancisRobinson.com 17/20

Tasted blind. Particularly deep crimson. Pretty lustrous. Intense, sweet, polished and worked. Definitely expresses the vintage though it has less obvious tannins than many. Already easily broachable ” is it dangerously evolved? Some heat on the end. [14/02/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030