WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 846; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 871. The average score for Les Forts de Latour is 865, making this a below 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 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Les Forts de Latour: Edginess, Oolong, Nutmeg, Silken, Mocha, Structural, Extract, Gracefully, Evolve, Soy. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13.5% vs 13.03%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2005 (13.5% vs 13.1%). The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). 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 Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Margaux 2005, Château Palmer 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2005, Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010.
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Prices & Deals for Les Forts de Latour 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
146 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
117 |
| 2015-08-18 |
gbp |
124 |