Fine Wine

March 0109, 2021
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LOT 116

Lot 116

LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2005 (1)
LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2009 (1) WA 95

LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2005 (1)
LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2009 (1) WA 95
Lot 116 Details
LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2005 (1)

Pauillac.
u. bn. scuffed label.

LES FORTS DE LATOUR 2009 (1)

Pauillac.
u. bn. scuffed label.

Possibly the best second wine ever made at Latour (and I love how the 1982 is drinking at age 30), the 2009 Les Forts de Latour is composed of two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot blended with a tiny dollop of Petit Verdot, and finished at 13.5% alcohol. Juicy notes of creme de cassis, licorice, camphor, smoke and crushed rocks are followed by a rich, unctuously textured, thick, juicy, exceptionally pure, long wine. This beauty will be at its finest in several years and should keep for three decades. December 2011 WA 95

2 bts.    per lot $400 - $600

Realised: $1,032
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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