96 points (18/20) La Revue du Vin de France: "The 8% Petit Verdot in the blend adds color to this full-bodied, very complete 2016 vintage, with its magnificent creamy, structuring tannins. (2018)"
94-96 points Chris Kissack (Winedoctor): "A beautiful sense of purity on the nose, with creamed plum and black cherry, with a sweet fruit intensity, touched only by little notes of roasted pips and barrel spices. The palate has a gloriously elegant composure, with fresh substance, creamed fruit intensity, but with a tense and taut structure. This is pure, very bright, delineated, elegant and fresh, with a beautiful texture and definition through the finish, as well as a long and lingering grip. A very impressive and finely composed wine. (Apr 2017)"
95 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot). A superb vintage all over Bordeaux, and absolutely one that you should be searching out with the Crus Classés de Graves. You can wait for this to soften for sure, because the tannins are pretty racy right now, squaring up to the blackcurrant and blackberry fruit rather than cradling it, but there is such a charm to its confidence that I am pretty tempted to say go for it now with a few hours in a carafe. Liqourice, cocoa beans, crème de cassis, espresso and a ton of brambled autumnal fruits. 40% new oak Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2022-2038. (9/13/21)"
95 points Andy Howard (Decanter): "Wonderful nose: intense, dark fruit, vibrant yet has a balance of cool menthol. Plush palate, soft, generous ripeness and perfectly integrated oak. (Apr 2022)"
95 points Wine Enthusiast: "This estate, owned by the Kressmann family, is particularly known for its white. Lightly wood aged, this wine is already delicious, boasting great citrus and white fruits, and sure to be delicious. Drink from 2023. Alcohol 13%. (Apr 2019)"
94 points James Suckling: "This is very perfumed with blackberry and blueberry aromas, but shows a hot-stone and blanched-almond undertone. Medium-to full-bodied with tight and silky tannins that are extremely polished and beautiful. Love the length and balance to this. Try after 2022. (1/20/19)"
94 points International Wine Report: "The 2016 Château Latour-Martillac is a wonderful showing in this vintage from the Kressmanns. Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot this offers lovely aromatics of ripe blackberries and crème de cassis along with tobacco, licorice and fresh herbs nuances all taking shape. On the palate this medium-boded red is beautifully balanced with a core of vibrant acidity driving the wine through the finish. Overall, this is a gorgeous wine and should continue to drink beautifully as it continues to evolve over the course of the next decade and beyond. Drink: 2023-2041. (Jan 2019)"
94 points Tim Atkin, MW (Jan 2016).
93 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "The 2016 Latour Martillac is medium to deep garnet-purple in color with warm plums, kirsch and redcurrant jelly on the nose with touches of bay leaves, iron ore and black soil. Medium-bodied with a well-sustained mid-palate of muscular fruit, it has a firm backbone of fine-grained tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing very long. Drink: 2020-2037. (Nov 2018)"
93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2016 Latour-Martillac offers classic Pessac-Léognan scents on the nose: black fruit, black olive and a touch of sage, plus hints of blue fruit that emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine acidity. A little compact toward the finish, but with good persistence. My feeling is that this will close down quite soon after bottling, but there is a great wine here. Drink: 2025-2045. (Jan 2019)"
93 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "The 2016 Latour-Martillac is deep garnet in color. It flies out of the glass with energetic notes of crushed red and black currants, warm plums, and pencil lead, plus hints of black olives and truffles. Medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound with red and black fruit layers intertwined with mineral sparks, framed by grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing with great length. Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2022-2034. (12/8/22)"
93 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "Smoke, thyme, cherry and red plum scents kick off the perfume. But the best part of the wine is on the palate, which is so poised, refined, fresh, sweet and juicy. The red fruits offer sweetness and grip along with silky tannins and a spicy nuance to the fruit in the end note. The wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. Smoke, thyme, red plum and cherry. (Sep 2019)"
94-96 points Chris Kissack (Winedoctor): "A beautiful sense of purity on the nose, with creamed plum and black cherry, with a sweet fruit intensity, touched only by little notes of roasted pips and barrel spices. The palate has a gloriously elegant composure, with fresh substance, creamed fruit intensity, but with a tense and taut structure. This is pure, very bright, delineated, elegant and fresh, with a beautiful texture and definition through the finish, as well as a long and lingering grip. A very impressive and finely composed wine. (Apr 2017)"
95 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot). A superb vintage all over Bordeaux, and absolutely one that you should be searching out with the Crus Classés de Graves. You can wait for this to soften for sure, because the tannins are pretty racy right now, squaring up to the blackcurrant and blackberry fruit rather than cradling it, but there is such a charm to its confidence that I am pretty tempted to say go for it now with a few hours in a carafe. Liqourice, cocoa beans, crème de cassis, espresso and a ton of brambled autumnal fruits. 40% new oak Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2022-2038. (9/13/21)"
95 points Andy Howard (Decanter): "Wonderful nose: intense, dark fruit, vibrant yet has a balance of cool menthol. Plush palate, soft, generous ripeness and perfectly integrated oak. (Apr 2022)"
95 points Wine Enthusiast: "This estate, owned by the Kressmann family, is particularly known for its white. Lightly wood aged, this wine is already delicious, boasting great citrus and white fruits, and sure to be delicious. Drink from 2023. Alcohol 13%. (Apr 2019)"
94 points James Suckling: "This is very perfumed with blackberry and blueberry aromas, but shows a hot-stone and blanched-almond undertone. Medium-to full-bodied with tight and silky tannins that are extremely polished and beautiful. Love the length and balance to this. Try after 2022. (1/20/19)"
94 points International Wine Report: "The 2016 Château Latour-Martillac is a wonderful showing in this vintage from the Kressmanns. Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot this offers lovely aromatics of ripe blackberries and crème de cassis along with tobacco, licorice and fresh herbs nuances all taking shape. On the palate this medium-boded red is beautifully balanced with a core of vibrant acidity driving the wine through the finish. Overall, this is a gorgeous wine and should continue to drink beautifully as it continues to evolve over the course of the next decade and beyond. Drink: 2023-2041. (Jan 2019)"
94 points Tim Atkin, MW (Jan 2016).
93 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "The 2016 Latour Martillac is medium to deep garnet-purple in color with warm plums, kirsch and redcurrant jelly on the nose with touches of bay leaves, iron ore and black soil. Medium-bodied with a well-sustained mid-palate of muscular fruit, it has a firm backbone of fine-grained tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing very long. Drink: 2020-2037. (Nov 2018)"
93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2016 Latour-Martillac offers classic Pessac-Léognan scents on the nose: black fruit, black olive and a touch of sage, plus hints of blue fruit that emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine acidity. A little compact toward the finish, but with good persistence. My feeling is that this will close down quite soon after bottling, but there is a great wine here. Drink: 2025-2045. (Jan 2019)"
93 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "The 2016 Latour-Martillac is deep garnet in color. It flies out of the glass with energetic notes of crushed red and black currants, warm plums, and pencil lead, plus hints of black olives and truffles. Medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound with red and black fruit layers intertwined with mineral sparks, framed by grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing with great length. Alcohol 13.5%. Drink: 2022-2034. (12/8/22)"
93 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "Smoke, thyme, cherry and red plum scents kick off the perfume. But the best part of the wine is on the palate, which is so poised, refined, fresh, sweet and juicy. The red fruits offer sweetness and grip along with silky tannins and a spicy nuance to the fruit in the end note. The wine is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. Smoke, thyme, red plum and cherry. (Sep 2019)"
| Product SKU | 356273 |
| Producer | LaTour-Martillac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| SubRegion | Left Bank |
| Appellation | Pessac-Léognan |
| Varietal | Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 1.5L |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot |
| ABV | 13.5% |
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