Chateau Latour - Les Forts de Latour 2nd Wine Pauillac 2016 75cl

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Chateau Latour - Les Forts de Latour 2nd Wine Pauillac 2016 75cl Winery: Chateau Les Forts de Latour Grape : 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.6% Merlot, 0.9% Petit Verdot, and 0.5% Cabernet Region : Bordeaux, Pauillac, France Alcohol Content: 13% Food Pairing: Beef - Veal - Lamb Description: Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of Château Latour, it takes its name from the historical plot of the enclosure. Les Forts de Latour has existed since 1966, this wine has continued to evolve to offer us today a high-class nectar, now at the level of the Grands Crus Classés of Pauillac. History of the Castle Château Latour owes its name to the tower of Saint Maubert, built by the English to protect the estuary during the Hundred Years War. The estate did not turn to winemaking until later when the Ségur family acquired it in 1695. Nicknamed "the Prince of the vines", the Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur, who then owned Mouton and Lafite, had the objective of satisfying the demand of English high society. The marquis improves his wine in such a way that its price will be multiplied by five during the 17th century. The descendants of the de Ségur keep the majority of the shares of the property a

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