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2020 Château LaTour-Martillac

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ITEM 10634504 - Removed from a subterranean wine cellar; Obtained by inheritance; Consignor is second owner

Bidder Quantity Amount Total
2 $40
Item Sold Amount Date
I10619731 4 $40 Feb 15, 2026
I10394336 1 $40 Sep 28, 2025
2020 Château LaTour-Martillac

RATINGS

95Wine Enthusiast

...offers richness... Its acidity from the dominant Sauvignon Blanc is balanced by the creamed-apple flavors of Sémillon.

94James Suckling

Pristine dark berries with chocolate, black licorice, nut shell and graphite. Some wet stones, too. Full and muscular with an array of well-grained, meaty tannins that unfold seamlessly throughout the bold, dark-fruited palate. So much going on here. Long length with a creamy, chocolaty finish.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...beautiful...textbook bouquet of smoky red and black fruits, spring flowers, truffly earth, and smoked tobacco. With a lush, round, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, it has ripe tannins, some classic Graves sexiness, and a great finish.

93Decanter Magazine (points)

Crunchy with real bite, this is both juicy and ripe but also clean and crisp with quite a narrow, tense core of fruit and freshness. It’s well worked, great texture and push...quite streamlined and focused...good intensity and structure. Powdery tannins, crushed stone texture.

92The Wine Advocate

Complex aromas of cherries, raspberries, rose petals, bay leaf and spices...medium to full-bodied, fleshy, lively wine with good depth and excellent balance.

92Vinous / IWC

...offers up a heady mix of dark red and black fruit intermingled with tobacco, cedar, scorched earth, gravel and chocolate.

91Wine Spectator

Juicy and compact, with a solid core of dark currant and blackberry fruit waiting to unfurl, while sweet tobacco, tar and bittersweet cocoa notes flash around. Reveals a light cedary thread on the finish.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Pure, dark ripe black fruit with a nice stony quality. Dry, firm, but refined in both texture and flavour.

PRODUCER

Château LaTour-Martillac

Château LaTour Martillac takes its name from the 12th century tower in the main courtyard of the estate. The tower was part of a fortress built on a strategic stretch of land between Bordeaux and Toulouse. The famous philosopher Montesquieu owned the estate at one time and in the late 19th century it was purchased by Edouard Kressmann, one of Bordeaux’s leading wine merchants. Today the 100-acre property is still owned and operated by the Kressmann family, with the fourth generation in charge. LaTour Martillac produces red and white wines. Of note are the stylized black and gold labels, which were designed in the 1930s by the father-and-son team of Alfred and Jean Kressmann. The estate’s winemaker is Valérie Vialard. Recent vintages have won ratings in the mid-90s.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan was created in 1987 from the northern part of the left bank Graves appellation. Before then it was simply part of Graves, or sometimes it was called Haut-Graves. Unlike many other Bordeaux appellations, Pessac-Léognan is known for both red and dry white wines, although its reds are more famous. The appellation includes ten communes and the area’s most important châteaux, including Château Haut-Brion, the only non-Médoc estate included in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. There are 2,964 acres of vineyards in Pessac-Léognan and 16 classified growth estates. The main red grapes grown are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, along with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. White grapes grown are Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, with a little Muscadelle. Pessac-Léognan is considered to have the best terroir of the greater Graves region.