Les Forts de Latour 2009
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 840; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2009 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 2009 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2009 but no other wine from Les Forts de Latour: Mineralité, Austere, Cloaked, Mulberry, Liquorice, Focused, Supremely, Morello, Burgundian, Alluring. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.03%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2009 (13% vs 13.34%). The wine will be ready to drink in 1 years (in 2017) 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 Palmer 2012, Château Montrose 2009, Château Pavie 2005, Château Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Léoville-Las Cases 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Haut-Bailly 2009, Château La Conseillante 2005, Château Clos Fourtet 2005, Château Palmer 2007, Château Cos d’Estournel 2010.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 185 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 | 1222% |
| 160 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2005 | 674% |
| 154 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2007 | 84% |
| 148 | Château Clerc-Milon 2010 | -59% |
| 148 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 | 520% |
| 146 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2010 | 391% |
| 145 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2007 | 272% |
| 145 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 333% |
| 144 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2005 | -33% |
| 141 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -50% |
| 139 | Château Lynch-Bages 2007 | -57% |
| 139 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2006 | 293% |
| 138 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2009 | -46% |
| 134 | Château Clerc-Milon 2005 | -73% |
| 134 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2014 | 9% |
| 133 | Château Lynch-Bages 2012 | -57% |
| 131 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2010 | 299% |
| 130 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2003 | 296% |
| 129 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008 | -82% |
| 128 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2010 | -14% |
| 128 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2012 | 114% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | Château Pavie 2005 | 47% |
| 161 | Château Haut-Bailly 2009 | -34% |
| 161 | Château Palmer 2012 | 5% |
| 159 | Château Montrose 2009 | 7% |
| 156 | Château Cheval Blanc 2005 | 184% |
| 153 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2009 | -1% |
| 149 | Château La Conseillante 2005 | 20% |
| 148 | Château Angélus 2005 | 72% |
| 146 | Château Angélus 2009 | 28% |
| 145 | Château Trotanoy 2009 | 3% |
| 144 | Château Clos Fourtet 2005 | -25% |
| 143 | Château Palmer 2007 | -39% |
| 141 | Château Montrose 2010 | -17% |
| 140 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2010 | -35% |
| 140 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010 | -27% |
| 140 | Château Cheval Blanc 2006 | 121% |
| 138 | Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2011 | -43% |
| 136 | Château Pétrus 2012 | -34% |
| 136 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012 | -72% |
| 135 | Château Calon-Ségur 2005 | -63% |
| 134 | Château Clinet 2012 | -62% |
| 133 | Château Canon 2010 | -60% |
| 133 | Château Léoville-Barton 2009 | -64% |
| 133 | Château Ausone 2005 | 382% |
| 133 | Château Léoville-Las Cases 2010 | 4% |
| 131 | Château Canon 2012 | -74% |
| 131 | Château Le Gay 2010 | -34% |
| 129 | Château Haut-Brion 2012 | -98% |
| 129 | Château Brane-Cantenac 2010 | -57% |
Prices & Deals for Les Forts de Latour 2009
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-17 | gbp | 166 |
| 2016-01-05 | gbp | 108 |
| 2015-08-18 | gbp | 135 |