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Monday, November 3, 2014 - There is some truth to this being one of the best kept secrets from Bordeaux, especially considering that the older sibling Latour Grand Vin would cost eight times as much, along with the fact that the Latour handled the 2008 vintage among the best in the region. In fact, for Latour 2008 is among the great years that should be put in the same conversation as 2005 and 2010. And while this third label so to speak (and not completely accurate), may not be Latour or Les Forst de Latour but you get a taste of what this Chateau is about. Finesse and elegance are the trademarks here. Bigger and fuller than the first two occasions I had this wine, red and blue fruit intermingle here, with some defining plum and cassis notes showing through along with menthol, green tobacco leaf, and black licorice. With air the wine gains some weight on its relatively lean 13.5 alc frame and you begin to see that signature Bordeaux creaminess starting to develop. Awesome concentration here while maintaining elegance. At this price, it is the little Grand Bordeaux that will over deliver for the next twelve years. Worth searching out..

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