Château Latour-Martillac

Château Latour-Martillac

【The essence of Graves, where tradition and innovation meet】

Château Latour-Martillac is a Cru Classé with a presence all its own within the Graves. Bought in 1871 by the Kressmann family, then Bordeaux négociants, it has passed down through the generations a painstaking approach to growing and to winemaking, building a distinctive style in which the classical and the modern sit in balance.

In recent years the consultancy of Michel Rolland and of Professor Denis Dubourdieu of the University of Bordeaux (whose team has continued the work since his death) has lifted quality strikingly.

The reds are built on Cabernet Sauvignon, deftly blended with Merlot, and open with a complex perfume in which concentrated black fruit is layered with spice and cedar. Silky tannins and superb acidity give them their frame, and time in bottle draws out further depth. The whites, meanwhile, play carefully with the proportions of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, and are prized for an elegant style marked by citrus, white flowers and a cool thread of minerality.

The terroir is classic Graves: free-draining gravel that delivers concentration and finesse in equal measure. More recently the estate has embraced sustainable farming, pursuing quality and care for the environment together.