2010 Latour Martillac Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 6L
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REVIEWS

NM 95 JA 94 JS 93 WE 93 WS 92
NM 95

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, March 2014

Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux 2010 tasting. This is a great La Tour Martillac that must be one the finest releases from the estate in recent years. It has quite an elegant understated bouquet with autumn leaves...
JA 94

janeanson.com, September 2021

A darker feel overall than the 2009 - bilberry, cassis, blackberry notes, shot through with the sharper acidities of redcurrant and raspberry to add lift. The tannins remain just a touch austere at 11 years old, but you...
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, April 2011

(92-93 points) I love the mid-palate to this young and attractive red, with silky tannins and alluring mineral, berry and stone character. Enchanting.
WE 93

Wine Enthusiast, May 2013

This is an austere, structured wine. Its tannic framework currently dominates, giving the impression of a firm wine. It feels like classic Bordeaux, upright and dense. This makes for a wine that will need several years...
WS 92

Wine Spectator, March 2013

Dense, but supple along the edges, offering a packed core of cassis, blackberry and black cherry fruit. The lovely licorice, dark tobacco and violet notes glide to the finish, which shows solid, latent grip. Best from...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pessac Leognan
Vintage 2010
Size 6L
Percent alcohol 14%

The 2010 Latour Martillac Bordeaux Blend is a notable wine from the Pessac Leognan sub-region in Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Latour Martillac, has garnered significant attention and praise from professional reviewers, solidifying its reputation as one of the finest releases from the estate in recent years. With an alcohol content of 14.0%, the wine exhibits a robust and complex profile that has been well-received across various wine publications.

Neal Martin from Neal Martin's Wine Journal awarded the wine an impressive score of 95, describing it as "a great La Tour Martillac" with an "elegant understated bouquet" featuring notes of autumn leaves, black fruit, tobacco, and cigar box. Martin emphasized the wine's "good vigour and class," noting its medium-bodied palate with crisp acidity and a structure underpinned by red and black fruit, culminating in an "engaging delineated finish brimming with energy."

Wine Spectator's James Molesworth scored the wine 92 points, highlighting its dense core of cassis, blackberry, and black cherry fruit. He noted that the wine is "supple along the edges" with "lovely licorice, dark tobacco and violet notes" that glide to a finish with "solid, latent grip." Molesworth suggested that the wine would be best enjoyed from 2015 through 2025.

Wine Enthusiast also praised the 2010 Latour Martillac, giving it a score of 93 points. The review emphasized the wine's "austere, structured" nature, dominated by a "tannic framework" that gives it a "firm" impression. It was described as a "classic Bordeaux, upright and dense," indicating that the wine will benefit from several years of aging.

Jane Anson from janeanson.com awarded the wine 94 points, noting its "darker feel overall" compared to the 2009 vintage. Anson described the flavors of bilberry, cassis, and blackberry, with sharper acidities from redcurrant and raspberry to add lift. She pointed out that the tannins remain "a touch austere" but suggested decanting or waiting a few more years for optimal enjoyment.

James Suckling, on jamessuckling.com, scored the wine between 92-93 points, praising its "silky tannins and alluring mineral, berry, and stone character." He found the wine "enchanting," particularly admiring its mid-palate.

Overall, the 2010 Latour Martillac Bordeaux Blend is a well-regarded wine with a structured, complex profile that promises to age gracefully, making it a worthy addition to any wine collection.