WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 796; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2006 which is 868. The average score for Les Forts de Latour is 866, 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 2006 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2006 but no other wine from Les Forts de Latour: Savoriness, Effortless, Muscle, Rock, Breeding, Swirling, Closed, Chewy, Riper, Persistence. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2006 (13% vs 13.01%). The wine has been ready to drink for 3 years (since 2013) and should be consumed within the next 6 years (by 2022). 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 2008, Château Cheval Blanc 2007, Château Cheval Blanc 2006, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Haut-Bailly 2009.
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Prices & Deals for Les Forts de Latour 2006
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
197 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
104 |
| 2015-08-18 |
gbp |
268 |