Other

Barrel sample

Château Latour-Martillac

Pessac-Léognan · France

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Country
France
Region
Pessac-Léognan
Appellation
Pessac-Léognan
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast lamb · game meat · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201291 pts

    90–92. Barrel sample. Dry, dusty tannins from ripe fruit dominate this concentrated wine. It's solid and chunky, with lush fruit showing through a dark structure.

  • 201091 pts

    90-92 Delicious acidity, fresh in character, layering gentle tannins with black currant fruit and tight, nervy acidity. A juicy, fruity aftertaste. Well integrated.

  • 200989 pts

    88-90 Barrel sample. Very ripe fruit aromas, the fruit ripe, full of sweetness, showing signs of super maturity.

  • 200889 pts

    88-90 Barrel sample. A dark hued wine, with its tense tannins giving a strong backbone to the dry, firm structure. The fruit hardly shows through all this dry, extracted character.

  • 200691 pts

    90—92 Barrel sample. Go to this wine for freshness, crispness. It tastes like a Loire Sauvignon Blanc in its freshness, but adds to that with some toast.