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      Tasting Notes and Description
      Released from the Chateau where it has been stored in their cellars since bottling, we are thrilled to offer this piece of Bordeaux wine history, directly from the Chateau, to your glass.

      Beautiful dark and intense colour with a crimson hue. Aromatically very pure and enticing with ripe red and black fruits, delicious cocoa and tobacco notes and a hint of citrus zest.
      Succulent on the attack with a powerful mouthfeel and great tension mid-palate that leads to a lingering, languorous finish.

      2016 assemblage: 71% cabernet sauvignon, 29% merlot.

      "The fresh currant and violet aromas are so complex and beautiful on the nose. Full body, ultra-refined tannins and lovely tannin tension. Shows focus and such finesse. Beautiful finish. Try after 2024"
      96 Points James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (February 2019)

      “Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Les Forts de Latour opens with cinnamon stick, cloves and star anise scents with hints of crème de cassis, kirsch, wild blueberries and hints of black tea and violets. Medium to full-bodied, it has very firm, grainy tannins and is wonderfully intense with layers of bright fruit and loads of red berry sparks, finishing long and minerally. This is a superb showing for Les Forts and I would not be at all surprised if it far exceeds my conservative drinking window estimation! "
      95/100 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate (May 2020)
      Grape Variety
      Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
      ABV
      13.5%
      Vintage
      2016
      Colour
      Red
      Country
      France
      Region
      Bordeaux
      Sub Region
      Pauillac
      Still/Sparkling
      Still
      Body Style
      Medium to Full Bodied Red
      Certified Organic
      No
      Biodynamic
      No
      Vegan
      No

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      We've been recognised as an 'exceptional wine shop' by The Financial Times, one of the 'Top 10 wine shops in the UK' by The Times, and received warm reviews from Decanter

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