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Bordeaux 2009: The Best Ever? (May 2010)

(a 58/42 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot; 13.9% alcohol) Ruby red. Perfumed aromas of currant, spices and flowers show an intriguing candied quality. Light and lively on the palate, with suave, peppery dark berry and mineral flavors lifted by a spicy element on the back. Finishes long and pure, with noteworthy inner-mouth energy and…

The 2009 Clarets (Jul 2012)

Ruby-red. Pungently fragrant aromas of blackcurrant and cedar complicated by quinine and bay leaf. Rich, dense and suave, with rather brooding flavors of blackberry, plum liqueur, aromatic herbs and forest floor. This has shut down since the Primeurs and will need patience. Lacks only the generosity of the grand vin but should be outstanding. And…

Bordeaux 2009: The Best Ever? (May 2010)

(65% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot, 2% petit verdot and 1% cabernet franc; 13.5% alcohol; 80 IPT; roughly 46% of the total crop) Ruby purple. Perfumed aromas of blackcurrant, sweet plum, milk chocolate and toasty oak are very forward and bright. Sweet and quite rich on entry, this pliant wine has barely noticeable tannins supporting sweet,…

Cellar Favorites: Château Latour – New Releases (Jul 2016)

The 2009 Les Forts de Latour shows the richness of the vintage in its dark, slightly roasted flavors. Ample and sumptuous in the glass, the 2009 drinks well now, but it also gives the impression of limited upside, so I would not hang on to it for more than a handful of years. Mocha, espresso,…

A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019)

The 2009 Les Forts de Latour is engaging and quite complex on the nose with blackberry, bilberry, hints of brine and freshly rolled tobacco, all very well delineated and gaining vigor with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine but firm tannin that frame layers of black fruit laced with pencil lead and tobacco, very…

A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019)

The 2009 Les Forts de Latour has a very classy bouquet with finely tuned, almost understated black fruit laced with tobacco and cedar at first, then it blossoms with aeration and reveals quite stupendous precision. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin. This is extremely balanced and precise with more depth and persistent than…