Pauillac AOC Les Forts de Latour 2004

Pauillac AOC “Les Forts de Latour” Château Latour

The red wine "Les Forts de Latour" was vinified for the first time in 1966, and it is the second label of the Château Latour, but able to easily match the same power and complexity of its older brother, the "Grand Vin" precisely labeled “Château Latour”.

The " Les Forts de Latour" is an elegant and deep, broad and structured Pauillac, which requires to accompany equally substantial meat courses. Left to age in French oak barrels, it is a red that will not make you look bad on any occasion and for nothing in the world. It is a very respectable "Rouge".

TASTING NOTES red wine "Les Forts de Latour"

The red wine "Les Forts de Latour"  when tasted has a deep and intense ruby red color that shows itself to the eye. Black and ripe fruits initially dictate the pace to the nose, supported by cherries, cassis, blackberries and raspberries, in the second instance flanked by camphor, humus, graphite, cedar wood and goudron. The palate is broad and energetic, concentrated and masterfully worked in the tannic texture, with a long persistence.

PAIRINGS red wine "Les Forts de Latour"

Excellent with structured meat-based courses, it goes well with roast leg of kid with aromatic herbs.