2020 Latour Martillac
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Tasting notes
Tasted blind. Light and restrained on the nose. Grassy, even a touch steely. Very crisp, mouth-watering, bone dry, lightish on the mid palate, a bit lean. (JH)
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James Suckling
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2020 La Tour-Martillac has a delightfully complex bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, damp loamy soil and cedar. Fresh, vibrant, the palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Touches of sea salt and black olive emerge toward the finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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.
About the producer
Owned and managed by the Kressman family, Latour-Martillac is one of the region’s most recognisable estates – with the eponymous tower standing proudly at its entrance. Its 50 hectares of vines produce benchmark Pessac.