Les Forts de Latour Pauillac 1996 NO20230712 terroir-driven expression of Pinot Noir

terroir-driven expression of Pinot Noir

nut and cognac-like flavors

Aromas of dried figs

It is delightful with a fresh mint finish

and beautiful underlying minerality

Les Forts de Latour Pauillac 1996 NO20230712 terroir-driven expression of Pinot NoirNow hitting its stride: at thirty years old, the 1996 Les Forts de Latour the second wine of Chteau Latour is moving into the long plateau of mature Pauillac. 1996 was a classical, structured Left Bank vintage that favored Cabernet, and Forts de Latour shows that pedigree: once tightly wound and tannic, it has now mellowed into a firm but silken framework supporting cassis, cedar, tobacco, leather, and the umami complexity that comes only with age. A