Chateau Latour Martillac - Pessac-Leognan 2020

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Chateau Latour Martillac Description

Château Latour- Martillac owes its name to the tower in the courtyard, the remains of a fortress built in the 12th century. Today, Tristan and Loïc Kressman perpetuate the family tradition. The red and white wines of Latour-Martillac (both of which are classed) are widely recognized as among the most reliable in Pessac-Léognan.

Red wine: 150,000 bottles / White wine: 36,000 bottles

Grape varieties
Red wine: 55 % Cabernet Sauvignon / 40 % Merlot / 5 % Petit Verdot
White wine: 60 % Sauvignon / 40 % Sémillon

Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points

Another beautiful Pessac from 2020, the 2020 Château Latour-Martillac has a textbook bouquet of smoky red and black fruits, spring flowers, truffly earth, and smoked tobacco. With a lush, round, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, it has ripe tannins, some classic Graves sexiness, and a great finish. It's going to benefit from 5-6 years of bottle age and keep for 15-20 years.

James Suckling: 94 Points

Pristine dark berries with chocolate, black licorice, nut shell and graphite. Some wet stones, too. Full and muscular with an array of well-grained, meaty tannins that unfold seamlessly throughout the bold, dark-fruited palate. So much going on here. Long length with a creamy, chocolaty finish. Try after 2026.

Decanter: 94 Points

Complex aromas of cherries, raspberries, rose petals, bay leaf and spices introduce the 2020 Latour Martillac, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy, lively wine with good depth and excellent balance. It represents an improvement on the 2019.

Vinous: 94 Points

The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead.