Palate
Powerful and deep: cassis, blackberry, graphite, cedar, tobacco, dark chocolate, spice and mineral notes. Dense but beautifully structured, with firm tannins, freshness and considerable length.
Château Latour
Les Forts de Latour
2010
Pauillac, Bordeaux · France
Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Petit Verdot
S$500
The heavyweight Les Forts1
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The second wine of Château Latour, and a formidable wine in its own right. The 2010 is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and a small amount of Petit Verdot. It is an exceptionally concentrated vintage, with the wine performing at a level comparable with many classified-growth grand vins.
At a glance
- Producer
- Château Latour
- Country
- France
- Region / Appellation
- Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Vintage
- 2010
- Grape / Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Petit Verdot
- Type
- Red — still
- Bottle Size
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 14.3% ABV
What it’s like
Monster Notes
Remember the 2006 Les Forts at S$322? This is the bigger brother — 2010, a much more powerful vintage and a much more serious price at S$500. 😂 But this is also no ordinary second wine. Dense, structured and still very much alive. If you're looking for value, take the 2006. If you're looking for the more impressive bottle and don't mind paying for it, this is the one.
— Cellar Monster
Good with
- Wagyu
- Korean galbi
- braised beef cheek
- roast duck
- charcoal-grilled lamb
Serving
- Serving temperature
- Around 17–18°C.
- Decanting / breathing
- Around 2 hours.
- Drinking window
- Drink now with a substantial decant, or continue cellaring.
CURIOUS ABOUT THIS BOTTLE?
If you’d like to know more about Les Forts de Latour 2010 — where it comes from, how it drinks, or what else sits beside it in the cellar — we’re happy to talk it through.
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