Composed of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.6% Merlot, 0.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.9% Petit Verdot, the 2015 Les Forts de Latour needs a fair bit of air to unlock.

(90 points) " Intense aromas of crushed blackberries and cassis. Full-bodied, with ripe fruit and velvety tannins." Wine Spectator.

Tasting Notes: The nose is spicy with notes of cedar and while the palate is not particularly concentrated, there is a delightful lingering balance between fruit and tannins.

97 De / 96+ Wa / 96 Vm / 95 Ws / 95 Wci / 94 JS / 18+ Jr. This will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. It's a good…

2016 Chateau Les Forts de Latour Pauillac.

This is a gorgeous combination of cashmere and graphite, with racy edged cassis and blackberry fruit supported from underneath while light violet, anise.

Latour Pauillac 2017 (750ml) available at Livingston Bottle King in Livingston, NJ

A pure, sleek, seamless beauty, featuring a crystal-clear core of cassis, cherry and damson plum fruit racing along, glistening with lilac, iron and wet.