Chateau Latour Les Forts de Latour 2005

Parker: A deep garnet colour. The nose has tightened up a little since I last tasted it in January. But it retains that exquisite, complex bouquet of blackberry, bilberry, damson, cedar and here, just a hint of sandalwood. It opens up further after ten minutes, gaining intensity and vigour and yet still holding something back. Medium-bodied, superbly balanced with fine but firm tannins. Very pure. Blackberry, bilberry, a touch of hoi sin…yes, something slightly Oriental evolving here, an element that lends it another dimension. Wonderful. Drink 2012-2030. 94/100

Galloni: Open-knit yet deep and powerful, the 2005 Les Forts de Latour is striking today. The pedigree of the vintage comes through in spades. Expressive, perfumed aromatics meld into a core of supple, open-knit fruit in a mid-weight, impeccably balanced Forts de Latour. Hints of red fruit, iron, smoke and tobacco add lovely shades of nuance. 94/100

Falstaff: Kräftiges Rubingranat, zarte violette Randaufhellung, in der Nase süße, dunkle Beerenfrucht, ganz zarter animalischer Hauch, leicht nach Schweiß, wieder süße Herzkirschen. Am Gaumen elegant und mit guter Substanz ausgerüstet, süße Tannine, zeigt bereits eine sehr überzeugende Länge, sehr gutes Reifepotenzial. Wirkt bereits erstaunlich zugänglich, gute rote Frucht im Nachhall. 92-94/100