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Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of Château Latour, released — like the grand vin — from the château's cellars when the estate considers it ready.
- Made by
- Château Latour
- Style
- RedCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Bordeaux classified growth (2nd–5th)
A red from one of the ranked estates of Bordeaux, from the second tier down to the fifth.
Good years and bad
One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.
The essentials
The wine and its economics
Les Forts de Latour is the second wine of Château Latour, released — like the grand vin — from the château's cellars when the estate considers it ready.
Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
| Vintage | How the year was rated | Release price |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Very Good | — |
| 2022 | Exceptional | — |
| 2021 | Mixed | — |
| 2020 | Excellent | — |
| 2019 | Excellent | — |
| 2018 | Excellent | — |
| 2017 | Good | — |
| 2016 | Exceptional | — |
| 2015 | Excellent | — |
| 2014 | Very Good | — |
| 2013 | Difficult | — |
| 2012 | Good | — |
| 2011 | Good | — |
| 2010 | Exceptional | — |
| 2009 | Exceptional | — |
| 2008 | Very Good | — |
| 2007 | Mixed | — |
| 2006 | Very Good | — |
| 2005 | Exceptional | — |
| 2004 | Good | — |
| 2003 | Mixed | — |
| 2002 | Good | — |
| 2001 | Very Good | — |
| 2000 | Excellent | — |
What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $17–$61 a bottle
We estimate it costs about $17 to $61 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.
| Component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Imputed land cost | $4.35 | $25.08 |
| Vineyard operations | $2.54 | $6.84 |
| Oak barrels | $0.43 | $1.40 |
| Winemaking labour and cellar work | $2.00 | $4.00 |
| Cellar aging | $1.04 | $2.56 |
| Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling | $3.90 | $10.40 |
| Winery overhead | $2.00 | $5.00 |
| Financing over the aging period | $0.85 | $6.19 |
| Estimated winery production cost | $17.11 | $61.47 |
Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
| Sale date | Vintage | House and sale | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 2010 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · lot 1078 | $198 with premium |
| May 2026 | 2000 | Christie'sFinal Treasures from the Wine Cellar of Andrew Lloyd Webber (sale 24806) · lot 85 | ≈$193 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2018 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 586 | ≈$372 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2018 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 585 | ≈$451 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2018 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 584 | ≈$173 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2018 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 583 | ≈$173 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2018 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 582 | ≈$186 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2010 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 517 | ≈$186 with premium |
| Mar 2026 | 2010 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · lot 516 | ≈$199 with premium |
| Oct 2025 | 2016 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24578) · lot 363 | ≈$165 with premium |
| Oct 2025 | 2016 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · lot 468 | ≈$319 with premium |
| Sep 2025 | 2009 | Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · lot 227 | $542 with premium |
The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Comparable wines
Compare →Wines from the same appellation or region that collectors weigh against this one.
Château Lafite Rothschild
The grand vin of Lafite: the most traded first growth of the 2000s and the wine that defined the Bordeaux bubble and its collapse.
Château Latour
The grand vin from the Enclos — 47 hectares around the château — released only when the estate judges it ready since it left en primeur with the 2011 vintage.
Château Lynch-Bages
The fifth growth with the deepest secondary market below the first growths — large production, every vintage traded.
Château Mouton Rothschild
The artist-label first growth: the largest grand vin production among the five, and a collectible market that prices the label as well as the wine.
Sources
- Château Latour — the vineyard, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.