Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Forts Latour |
Label Name: | Pauillac 2nd Wine |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pauillac, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon 65.2%, Merlot 33%, Petit Verdot 1%, Cabernet Franc 0.8% |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 95; Wine Advocate (WA) 94; Wine Spectator 93; Jeb Dunnuck 92–94; The Wine Independent 95; Jane Anson 93
Tasting Note
Concentrated cassis, blackberry, graphite and pencil-shaving aromas with tobacco, violet and crushed stone. Medium-full body, refined ripe tannins, bright acidity and a long mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, grilled or braised beef, venison, mushroom risotto, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi/galbi), char siu, Peking duck, soy-braised beef, Sichuan-style beef dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested grapes vinified with same care as the Grand Vin; matured in French oak (50–60% new) and blended from Enclos-edge and selected Pauillac parcels.
Vineyard Info
Château Latour is a 1855 First Growth in Pauillac. Les Forts de Latour, introduced in 1966, is the estate's second wine, made from younger/enclos-edge vines and select outlying Pauillac plots.