2016 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac 3x75cl

Bordeaux ⋅ France
Vintage: 2016 ⋅ Other: 1995 2006 2017
Pack size: 3x75cl
Pack type: Original Wooden Case
AG96JR16.5++NM95VIN95WA95

£380 / Case of 3x75cl (excl. UK Duty & VAT)£467.16 / Case of 3x75cl (incl. UK Duty & VAT)In BondImmediate
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Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Antonio Galloni 96

The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is the clear highlight among these new releases from Latour. The first thing that is evident about the 2016 is the pedigree of the vintage. Undisputedly great. Readers will find a potent, dark Forts de Latour endowed with massive concentration and tons of depth. The 2016 won’t be ready to drink anytime soon, but it holds tons of promise. Hints of gravel, sage, licorice and pencil shavings linger. The 2016 was impressive a few years ago. It is even better today. [Antonio Galloni, 31/01/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2026-2041

Neal Martin 95

The 2016 Les Forts de Latour has an outstanding nose: blackberry, graphite and violet scents, with the oak seamlessly enmeshed, very focused and poised. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, a mixture of red and black fruit, tobacco and black pepper. Impressive precision towards the finish, this is a sophisticated Pauillac that will go the course. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting. [Neal Martin, 21/04/2026]

Anticipated maturity: 2030-2058

vinum 95

Smells like a DBR wine – elegant, slender and faintly herbal. Fresh and willowy on the palate. There’s great persistence and lift. [Matthew Hemming, 01/02/2026]

Wine Advocate 95

The 2016 Les Forts de Latour is superb, unwinding in the glass with notions of blackcurrants, wild berries, sweet loamy soil, cigar wrapper and English walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it’s concentrated and tightly wound, with superb depth at the core, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins. This is an impeccably balanced, utterly classical Forts de Latour worth a special effort to seek out. [William Kelley, 10/03/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2030-2060

JancisRobinson.com 16.5++

Tasted blind. Not the freshest nose. Spearmint and damp fur. Then quite cool on the palate. And lots of tannin on the rather pinched, drying finish. Very youthful! Needs a lot of time. (JR) [12/02/2026]

Anticipated maturity: 2030-2048

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