CHÂTEAU LATOUR-MARTILLAC
Graves, Bordeaux
93 points - James Suckling
93 points - Wine Enthusiast
92 points - Robert Parker
Château Latour- Martillac is one of the premier wineries of Graves, Bordeaux, ranked among the Crus Classés for red wine in the Classification of Graves wine of 1953.
The Château Latour-Martillac, a Cabernet Sauvignon red wine blend, offers a lovely fresh and powerful nose imprinted with red and black fruits such as blackcurrant and black cherry. The mouth is all juicy, creamy fruit incorporating delicate and silky tannins. On the finish the oak is rounded. The density and complexity of the fruit is surprising. 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot.
Latour Martillac refers the tower that was once part of a small fort built in Martillac in the 12th century by the forefathers of the famous philosopher and vine grower Montesquieu. Edouard Kressmann, wine merchant in Bordeaux since 1871, drew his attention on this estate in particular for the quality of its white wines. His eldest son, Alfred bought the estate in 1930, and developed the red vineyards with his son Jean, on the gravelly summits of the Martillac village. Together they designed the original label, with gold and sandy stripes, that decorate the bottles since 1934. Today, Tristan and Loïc Kressmann, Jean Kressmann's youngest sons, carry on the family tradition.