CHÂTEAU LATOUR MARTILLAC
2021 Blanc Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan
| Grapes | Sauv Blanc, Sémillon |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Village | Pessac-Léognan |
| Classification | Cru Classé |
| ABV | 13% |
Smoky gooseberries, seashell minerality, waxed lemons and sour cream on the nose. The bright and zingy palate shows good width and mineral tension. Saline, focused and long. Drink or hold. Zekun Shuai Senior Editor Rating: 93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jul 2024)
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Enticing aromatics of red apple and white peach, with a steelier citrus coming through on the mid-palate, along with grilled white pepper and salted cracker. This is an impressive white wine, definitely one to look out for in the vintage. 46hl/h yield, 25% new oak barels for ageing. Harvest September 9 to 21. Drinking range: 2024 - 2032 Rating: 93 Jane Anson, Decanter (Mar 2024)
The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc offers an intriguing mix of Sauvignon Blanc-driven vibrancy and Sémillon-inflected mid-palate creaminess. Dried pear, chamomile, mint, citrus peel and white flowers build nicely as this charming, effusive dry white opens with a bit of air. Drinking range: 2026 - 2041 Rating: 91 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2024)
The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a fresh and vibrant nose, crisp and citric with hints of lime and orange rind coming through with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with a fine bead of acidity, not quite as complex or mineral-driven as I hoped en primeur, but it has an attractive, praline-tinged finish of modest length. Fine. Drinking range: 2026 - 2040 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2024)
Château Latour Martillac
The 'tour' of the estate's name is a tower that stands in the main courtyard of the estate - it is all that remains of a 12th century fort. The rest of the fort was demolished and the stones used to built the château sometime in the 18th century. A Bordeaux wine merchant, Edouard Kressmann, purchased the estate in 1871 and the Kressmann family own and run it to this day. In 1930, the striking art-deco inspired label was created. Also in 1930, the word 'Martillac' was appended to the name to avoid confusion with any other Château Latours there might be. They produce both red and white Pessac-Léognan, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot vines being grown on the slightly higher gravel soils of the Martillac plateau above the château and Merlot, Sauvignon and Semillon growing on the clay/limestone land nearer the River Garonne.
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