Château Latour-Martillac Red (2011)

The wine is characterized by a dark color and deep purple tints. The nose has aromas of black fruits and licorice, with light smoky notes. The wine offers a well-balanced and elegant structure. The mouth reveals silky tannins and a pleasant volume. The finale is long and intense. One of the great successes of 2011!

Tasting Notes

90 - 93 Wine Spectator (2012/04)
This is solid, with a core of black currant, crushed plum and fig notes laced judiciously with sweet toast and graphite notes. Nice length. 

92 James Suckling
Ripe and fresh still with wet earth, stone and lovely basil and lemon grass undertones. Full-bodied, chewy and tannic now but shows plenty of leather, tar and dark fruit character. Extracted style. Better in 2017.

91+ pts WA (2014/09)
An authoritative, rich, concentrated effort, the inky/purple-colored 2011 Latour-Martillac possesses graphite and black currant aromas as well as surprisingly full, powerful flavors that transcend the vintage character. This wine needs to be forgotten for 3-4 years, and drunk over the following two decades. This is clearly an overachiever in 2011.

90 pts WE
Firmly tannic on the initial taste, this wine shows bell pepper and juicy black-fruit flavors. It is light and fruity, and finishes with dry tannins. Barrel Sample: 88-90 Points