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

This could be the dark horse between the 2001 and 2009

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

it exhibits scents of roasted herbs

with a mineral streak

full-flavored finish

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 &