Les Forts de Latour 2008
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 838; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 858. 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Les Forts de Latour: Meatiness, Coating, Dimensional, Minerally, Longer, Firmness, Remarkable, Linear, Freshly, Energetic. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13.5% vs 13.11%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (13.5% vs 13.02%). The wine is ready to drink now (2016) 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 Margaux 2006, Château Cheval Blanc 2010, Château Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Margaux 2006, Château Margaux 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château Calon-Ségur 2004, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -20% |
| 117 | Château Clerc-Milon 2005 | -72% |
| 117 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | -20% |
| 117 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -69% |
| 115 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 | 1252% |
| 113 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2005 | 691% |
| 111 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2005 | -32% |
| 109 | Château Clerc-Milon 2010 | -58% |
| 109 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2010 | 402% |
| 109 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2012 | 98% |
| 108 | Château d’Armailhac 2005 | -64% |
| 107 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 343% |
| 107 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2007 | 281% |
| 106 | Château Latour 2003 | 373% |
| 105 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2009 | -45% |
| 103 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2008 | -65% |
| 103 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 | 534% |
| 103 | Château Lynch-Bages 2007 | -56% |
| 103 | Château Lynch-Bages 2012 | -56% |
| 103 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2014 | 302% |
| 102 | Château d’Armailhac 2009 | -71% |
| 101 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2006 | 302% |
| 99 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2013 | 98% |
| 99 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2010 | 308% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Château Margaux 2006 | 118% |
| 118 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -34% |
| 110 | Château Margaux 2006 | 118% |
| 110 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010 | -26% |
| 109 | Château Cheval Blanc 2005 | 191% |
| 109 | Château Cheval Blanc 2010 | 259% |
| 108 | Château Haut-Bailly 2009 | -32% |
| 108 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -34% |
| 105 | Château Margaux 2008 | 50% |
| 105 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2010 | 6% |
| 104 | Château Calon-Ségur 2004 | -71% |
| 103 | Château Cheval Blanc 2006 | 126% |
| 103 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2009 | 1% |
| 103 | Château Montrose 2009 | 9% |
| 102 | Château Calon-Ségur 2005 | -62% |
| 102 | Château Brane-Cantenac 2010 | -56% |
| 102 | Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2007 | -55% |
| 102 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2010 | -34% |
| 101 | Château La Conseillante 2005 | 23% |
| 101 | Château La Conseillante 2012 | -60% |
| 100 | Les Forts de Latour 2006 | 31% |
| 99 | Château Gazin 2010 | -67% |
| 99 | Château Cheval Blanc 2009 | 267% |
| 99 | Château Palmer 2007 | -37% |
| 98 | Château Beychevelle 2012 | -76% |
| 98 | Château Figeac 2010 | -22% |
Prices & Deals for Les Forts de Latour 2008
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-17 | gbp | 122 |
| 2016-01-16 | gbp | 151 |
| 2015-04-06 | gbp | 100 |