Chateau Latour-Martillac, Pessac-Leognan, France 2016 Tasmorcan saline and briney

saline and briney

The grapes were picked late with good ripeness and health and fermented with natural yeasts in stainless steel and open-top oak vats and then matured in oak containers of different sizes for 20 to 21 months

It’s full-bodied and polished with impressive tannins

this cabernet franc entices with its savoury nose and a palate of dark red fruit showing cassis and blueberries with an undercurrent of earth and peppers

Chateau Latour-Martillac, Pessac-Leognan, France 2016 Tasmorcan saline and brineyA structured wine backed by plenty of black currant fruits, this is initially austere. Its richness needs time to develop and turn into the classically structured wine that this estate does so well. 93 Pts Wine Enthusiast