LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2nd wine of Ch. Latour, Pauillac 2012 Bottle

Description

The 2012 Les Forts de Latour is a notable second wine with impressive complexity. Vinous rated it 93 points, highlighting a light minty bouquet with red fruit, orange peel, and pencil shaving notes. The palate is medium-bodied with good density and fine tannins, finishing with graphite and black pepper. James Suckling awarded it 92-93 points, praising its excellent nose of minerals and berries, paired with a full body and seamless tannins. The Wine Advocate scored it 92 points, noting the blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, featuring a vibrant palate and herbal lift. Decanter rated it 91 points for its cassis fruit and classic Pauillac grip. This wine offers excellent aging potential.

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VINOUS 93 points
Drinking Window 2022 - 2038
From: A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)
The 2012 Les Forts de Latour has a light minty bouquet, more red than black fruit, touches of orange peel and light pencil shaving scents. The palate is medium-bodied with good density, fine tannins, becoming increasingly precise towards the finish, graphite and black pepper lingering on the aftertaste. Wonderful breeding here, a step ahead of other Deuxième Vins. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting. - By Neal Martin on February 2022

JAMES SUCKLING 92-93 points
This is really excellent. Love the nose of minerals, violets and berries. Full body, with super fine tannins and a long, long finish. Slightly lean but seamless tannins.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 92 points
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2012 Les Forts de Latour has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and nose of redcurrants, black cherries and kirsch with menthol, cigars and dried herbs. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is soft and vibrant with a lively line and an herbal lift on the finish.
Published: Feb 28, 2019

DECANTER 91 points
Tasted by: Steven Spurrier
Drinking Window: 2017 - 2030
Superb colour, cassis fruit and the classic graphite grip of top Pauillacs, fragrance, precision and great class. [NB: Tasted en primeur and originally rated as 17.5 points under the 20-point scale used by Decanter at the time]

JANCIS ROBINSON 17 points
Healthy mid garnet. Quite a complex nose and relatively ripe and rich. Rewarding and you could drink this already although there is absolutely no hurry! Dry, persistent finish. (JR)