Les Forts de Latour Pauillac 1996 070226CRISP and fine-grained without the heaviness

and fine-grained without the heaviness you might fear

Rodez is not afraid of extra aging in barrels

then aged five months in oak casks

and extraordinary vineyard sites combine to create some of Italy's most profound wines

George Dickel notably spells 'whisky' without the 'e

Les Forts de Latour Pauillac 1996 070226CRISP and fine-grained without the heavinessNow hitting its stride: at thirty years old, the 1996 Les Forts de Latour the second wine of Chteau Latour is moving into the long plateau of mature Pauillac. 1996 was a classical, structured Left Bank vintage that favored Cabernet, and Forts de Latour shows that pedigree: once tightly wound and tannic, it has now mellowed into a firm but silken framework supporting cassis, cedar, tobacco, leather, and the umami complexity that comes only with age. A