Les Forts de Latour - 2008 (750ml) St. Estephe This could be the dark

This could be the dark horse between the 2001 and 2009

such is the weight

all of which add considerable nuance to a massive core of fruit

The work that Alfred Tesseron and his winemaking team have done at this estate since 1994 is remarkable

black cherry fruit

Les Forts de Latour - 2008 (750ml) St. Estephe This could be the dark92 points Vinous The 2008 Les Forts de Latour has a clean and precise bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and pressed flower scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, crisp and focused with a sappy blackberry and bilberry finish that still feels quite grippy. Two bottles were opened, quite different from each other, but the better one suggests it will give another decade of drinking pleasure. (Tasted at BI Wine &