Les Forts de Latour is not an ordinary second wine. Latour created it in 1966 and did not release the first vintage until 1972, and it draws on named parcels the estate owns outside the walled Enclos around the tower — chiefly Comtesse de Lalande and Petit Batailley — along with vats from younger vines in the main vineyard that do not make the grand vin.
In 1975 Latour was in British hands. The Pearson group had taken control in 1963 and had already installed the stainless steel fermentation vats that scandalised traditional Bordeaux. The estate's reputation for making the most durable wine in the Médoc was well earned, and a hot, dry, small and severely tannic vintage played directly to that strength.
For a Pauillac carrying the Latour name and a fifty-one-year-old date on the label, this remains one of the more sensible ways in — the same cellar, the same year, without a four-figure price.
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Producer: Les Forts de Latour
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Vintage: 1975
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Appellation: Pauillac AOC
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Format: 75cl
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Region: Bordeaux, France
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Style: Red
Where it is likely to be now. A second wine from a long-lived vintage: probably fully mature, quite possibly still firm, and sold as a collectible without a guarantee of drinkability.
Who it suits. For someone turning fifty-one in 2026 who wants the Latour name attached to their birth year without the cost of the grand vin.
Condition. Recorded as good condition by the cellar holding it; we confirm the level, capsule and label with photographs before dispatch.
Provenance. Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.
Delivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.
Sold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.
