WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 873; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 1999 which is 877. 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 1999 shares most of these characteristics. The wine has significantly lower levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 13.13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 1999 (12.5% vs 12.64%). The wine has been ready to drink for 8 years (since 2008) and should be consumed now (2016). 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 Margaux 2010, Château Margaux 2009, Château Montrose 2005, Château Lagrange (St Julien) 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château La Dame de Montrose 2003, Château Montrose 2014, Château Brane-Cantenac 2010, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2007.
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Prices & Deals for Les Forts de Latour 1999
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
138 |