The Château Latour-Martillac of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château Latour-Martillac - Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Groupe Thiénot.
It is ranked in the top 29 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Latour-Martillac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Latour-Martillac wines

Looking for the best Château Latour-Martillac wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Latour-Martillac wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Latour-Martillac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Latour-Martillac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Latour-Martillac

How Château Latour-Martillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of baked salmon with tomato, lobster barbecue or simple pancake batter.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Latour-Martillac

On the nose the white wine of Château Latour-Martillac. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, honey or pear and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, white peach or honeysuckle. In the mouth the white wine of Château Latour-Martillac. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Latour-Martillac

  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Latour-Martillac.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Latour-Martillac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Latour-Martillac

How Château Latour-Martillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese, uzbek pilaf or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Latour-Martillac

On the nose the red wine of Château Latour-Martillac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or thyme and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, game or almonds. In the mouth the red wine of Château Latour-Martillac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Latour-Martillac

  • 1996With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Latour-Martillac.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Château Latour-Martillac

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Latour-Martillac

How Château Latour-Martillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Latour-Martillac

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Latour-Martillac.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Body (having)

Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Latour-Martillac

Planning a wine route in the of Pessac-Léognan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Latour-Martillac.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Latour-Martillac and wines from the region

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Bordeaux château to ‘simulate’ 2050 vintage climate

Château La Tour Carnet said it will expose an experimental vineyard to artificially higher temperatures to replicate some of the conditions the Bordeaux 2050 vintage may face due to climate change. It’s part of the ‘Oracle’ project at the fourth growth estate, which is among those in Bordeaux seeking to understand how well classic grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can adapt to climate change. At La Tour Carnet, warming cables more commonly used in aeroplanes will be employed thi ...

The word of the wine: Body (having)

Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.

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