WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 881; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 886. The average score for Les Forts de Latour is 864, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Les Forts de Latour they use words like Fruit, Rich, Purple, Black, Ripe, Sweet, Full, Tannins, Deep, Ruby, Cassis, Cedar, Fine, Dark, Round. The 1996 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Les Forts de Latour: Forceful, Grace, Dryness, Vegetal, Patience, Decanting. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.09%); it has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this region in 1996 (13% vs 12.53%). The wine has been ready to drink for 11 years (since 2005) and should be consumed within the next 2 years (by 2018). It normally takes wines from Les Forts de Latour around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 13 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Margaux 2006, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Margaux 2010, Château Cheval Blanc 2004; but better value alternatives would be Château Langoa-Barton 2006, Château Talbot 2005, Château Léoville-Barton 2008, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Langoa-Barton 2009.
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Prices & Deals for Les Forts de Latour 1996
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
125 |
| 2015-08-18 |
gbp |
150 |