{"product_id":"chateau-latour-les-forts-de-latour-pauillac-2018-750ml","title":"Château Latour - Les Forts de Latour Pauillac 2018 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeady aromas of dark fruits, violet petals and pencil lead bestrewed with sweet spices and liquorice. This is an exhilarating wine, powerfully structured with present but fine-grained tannins, concentrated flavours and an acidity bringing a full and elegant finish to the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e95Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA fruit bomb of a wine, the 2018 Les Forts De Latour is just about overflowing with sweet cassis and darker currant-like fruit, as well as complex notes of smoked tobacco, flowery incense, and spice. This plush, full-bodied, sexy effort has sweet tannins, a layered, opulent mouthfeel, and a great finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e95James Suckling\u003cbr\u003e\nA solid and steely red with lots of blackcurrant and blueberry character. Medium-to full-bodied and polished, fine tannins. Flavorful finish.\u003cbr\u003e\nRange: 94-95\u003cbr\u003e\n94Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 2018 Les Forts de Latour is made up of 65.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 0.4% Petit Verdot, with 14.2% alcohol and an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 77. It was aged in 60% new oak. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a fair bit of swirling to reveal notions of baked black cherries, cassis and blackberry pie with hints of pencil lead, clove oil, cardamom and allspice with a waft of violets. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers impressive density with velvety tannins and a lively backbone supporting the generous black fruits, finishing long with all the earthy nuances coming through at the very end.\u003cbr\u003e\nRating: 94+\u003cbr\u003e\n94Vinous\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 2018 Les Forts de Latour is surprisingly approachable. It boasts serious concentration because of the warm dry summer and ensuring low yields, yet the intensity of the fruit pretty much covers the tannins, quite unusual for young Forts de Latour. Dark-toned fruit, gravel, incense, licorice and scorched earth add to the wine's distinctive sepia-toned personality. The 2018 turned out beautifully.\u003cbr\u003e\n94Wine Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a gorgeous combination of cashmere and graphite, with racy edged cassis and blackberry fruit supported from underneath while light violet, anise and black tea details add range through the finish. A sleek and refined Pauillac that is hard to resist, but will easily handle cellaring. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2022 through 2035.\u003cbr\u003e\n93Decanter\u003cbr\u003e\nRichly perfumed on the nose, so aromatic and scented in a heady way - ripe strawberries and blackcurrants. A bit more subdued than I was expecting with a crushed stone texture to the tannins, less plush - more serious, straight, determined and all in one line. Ripe and cool black and blue fruits, less jammy than I was expecting but still with clear depth aided by high acidity and touch of spice and tension around the sides. Nicely textured - a complex glass of wine, definitely not 'easy drinking' right now - give it a few years and a long decant, but this builds and builds, with a great sense of complexity, terroir and minerality to it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53432376852704,"sku":"132113","price":364.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/chateau-latour-les-forts-de-latour-pauillac_1_44555cb9-cd82-407a-a14c-cf15e19fcd5e.jpg?v=1784232741","url":"https:\/\/yianniswinery.com\/products\/chateau-latour-les-forts-de-latour-pauillac-2018-750ml","provider":"Yiannis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}