Peter Maude Fine Wines
2016, Les Fort de Latour, PAUILLAC
$558
Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc.
Violet scented dark black cherries and figs on the nose, quite powerful. Tannins are generous but they're juicy and plump, soft almost chalky, they have a really great impact, filling the mouth together with the fruit. Everything has melded together, super balanced and all very harmonious - still clearly powerful with precision and sculpting of the fruit and a long finish with the flavours going on and on. Good acidity gives freshness and a real rush of strawberry and cherry juice on the first sip lifts and sustains the palate the whole way. Such a charming wine with great impact and presence. 95 Georgina Hindle.
Drinking Window: 2028 - 2050