Les Forts de Latour - 2008 (750ml) California and moderately high tannin

and moderately high tannin

Malolactic fermentation took place in new French oak followed by 18 months of aging in barrel

and underbrush is followed by a sweet entry

it already reveals serious complexity

Robert Parker - 92+ points

Les Forts de Latour - 2008 (750ml) California and moderately high tannin92 points Vinous The 2008 Les Forts de Latour has a clean and precise bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and pressed flower scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, crisp and focused with a sappy blackberry and bilberry finish that still feels quite grippy. Two bottles were opened, quite different from each other, but the better one suggests it will give another decade of drinking pleasure. (Tasted at BI Wine &