Château Latour-Martillac Blanc 2020

Designated a red and white Graves classified growth in 1953, Château Latour-Martillac owes its name to the tower in the courtyard, the vestige of a fortress built in the 12th century by the ancestors of the famous winegrower and philosopher, Montesquieu.

Located on an outstanding Pyrenean gravel rise, this estate caught the eye of Edouard Kressmann, a Bordeaux wine merchant since 1871.  He was particularly impressed with the quality of the white wines.  His older brother, Alfred, finally bought the estate in 1930.  He expanded the red wine vineyard in 1934, designed the bottle label with his son, Jean, featuring gold and sand-colored diagonal stripes still in use today.

Today, Tristan and Loïc perpetuate the family tradition of selecting high-quality vines in the outstanding Graves terroir.

Thanks to their elegant structure and balance, Latour-Martillac red and white wines are widely recognized as among the most dependable in Pessac-Léognan.

(Credit: Château Latour-Martillac)

"The 2020 Latour Martillac Blanc has a fragrant nose of lemongrass, spiced pears and lime leaves, plus hints of fresh peaches and shaved almonds. The medium-bodied palate has an impressively racy backbone cutting through the intense citrus and stone fruit flavors, finishing long and zesty." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate (2/21/2018, Interim Issue), Ratings: 91-93, Drink: 2024-2038

"The 2020 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a more reserved bouquet compared to its peers, but still quite compelling, with crushed rock infusing the dried yellow flowers, white peach and chai tea scents. I could nose this all day. The very well-balanced palate is quite intense, offering a fine bead of acidity and plenty of tension and mineralité toward the saline finish. If I was going to spend my money on one dry white Bordeaux this year, it might well be this." - Neal Martin, Vinous (5/2021), Ratings: 93-95, Drink: 2024-2040

"I love this white, it has confidence and power and a sense of direction as well as a slate minerality that drags though the palate in a good way. Savoury white fruit - good stuff. A yield of 44hl/ha, 25% new oak. 14 months ageing on lees." - Jane Anson, Decanter, Ratings: 93, Drink: 2021-2030