Buy Wine OnlineSellGiftRefer
WineBid Cru
Auction ends in 5 days, 13 hours (Sunday, 7pm Pacific)
Sign In

2013 Les Forts de Latour

JS  92   
WA  91   
VN  91   
JD  91   
WE  90   
JR  15.5   

Not Currently In Auction

Latest Sale Price

February 15, 2026 - $170

Estimate

Shop Similar

RATINGS

92James Suckling

A tannic and savory red with currant, blackberry and stone character. Full body, chewy texture and a fresh finish. Bright acidity. Iodine, oyster shell and black currant.

91The Wine Advocate

...gives up earthy notions of mossy bark, underbrush and fertile loam with a core of warm red and black currants, dried mulberries and mincemeat pie, plus hints of potpourri and dried bay leaves. Medium-bodied, it delivers a lot of earthy/savory freshness with mineral nuances lifting the muscular red fruit core, finishing long and fragrant.

91Vinous / IWC

Hints of sweet spice, herbs, leather, tobacco, grilled herbs, and menthol accent the nuanced finish.

91Jeb Dunnuck

...offering a rich, almost Burgundian bouquet of blackcurrants, cassis, forest floor, menthol, and spice...has medium body, a solid mid-palate, and fine tannins.

90Wine Enthusiast

This is softly textured with freshness still in place and smooth tannins.

15.5Jancis Robinson

PRODUCER

Château Latour (Second Label)

Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of Château Latour, the First Growth Pauillac Bordeaux. Like Latour, Les Forts de Latour is owned by French industrialist Francois Pinault. Some 140,000 bottles of Les Forts are produced each year. It is typically 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot and about one-third of the grapes come from young vines within the l’Enclos, which is the 116 acres just around the chateau. The rest of the grapes comes from much older vines outside the l’Enclos, meaning that Les Forts de Latour is made from a significant amount of old-vine cuvee. Les Forts is often highly rated by critics, and Robert M. Parker Jr. has noted that it is “widely regarded as the finest of all the “second wines” and is, in tastings, frequently rated above more famous Pauillacs…"

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”

TYPE

Red Wine, Bordeaux Red Blends (Claret), AOC (AC)

VINTAGE

2013 Les Forts de Latour

This is a second label of .Château Latour

Email WineBid about selling or buying fine wine.service@winebid.com Call(888) 638-8968
Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store Facebook Twitter Instagram
© 2026 WineBid. All rights reserved.

Update Cookie Preferences

Terms & Privacy

Sitemap