2012 Latour Martillac Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 5L
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REVIEWS

JA 93 JL 92 WE 91 WA 90
JA 93

janeanson.com, September 2021

As with the 2011, this is pretty much ready to go, although a very different style, with fatter fruits, less elegant but more fruit-forward, enjoyable ripe blackberries and blueberries, touches of liqourice and smoked...
JL 92

TheWineCellarInsider.com, February 2017

Medium bodied, elegant and loaded with sweet, ripe, smoky, red fruits and cigar wrappers, this is refined, focused and really fun to taste already. It will get better with age, but it is already showing nicely in its...
WE 91

Wine Enthusiast, May 2015

This structured wine has juicy acidity as well as big, bold tannins. It’s firm and concentrated, a powerful wine that’s built for aging. Solid and dense rather than generous, this balanced wine needs many years. Drink...
WA 90

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2015

From the Jean Kressmann family, Latour-Martillac has made major strides in quality in both white and red wines for well over 10-15 years. The 2012 has a dense ruby/purple color, and better integration of oak is apparent...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pessac Leognan
Vintage 2012
Size 5L

The 2012 Latour Martillac is a Bordeaux blend from the Pessac Leognan sub-region in Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Latour Martillac, is composed of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot. The grapes were harvested between October 1st and 16th at a yield of 45 hectoliters per hectare.

Neal Martin of Neal Martin's Wine Journal awarded the wine an impressive score of 94 points. He noted that the wine presents "plenty of ripe black plum and mulberry fruit on the nose" with a "marine-like influence." Martin described the wine as medium-bodied with a soft entry, revealing its tannins more prominently towards the finish. He praised the wine for its weight and class, concluding that the finish is "one of the finest" he has encountered for this Grand Vin at such an early stage, making it one to watch out for upon release.

Jane Anson, writing for janeanson.com, gave the wine a score of 93 points. She highlighted its readiness to drink, contrasting it with the 2011 vintage by describing it as having "fatter fruits" and being "less elegant but more fruit-forward." Anson noted the presence of "ripe blackberries and blueberries," with hints of "liquorice and smoked cedar," owing to 40% new oak used in its production. Although she mentioned the finish might be "a little short," she found the wine "charming."

Overall, the 2012 Latour Martillac is a well-regarded Bordeaux blend, praised for its ripe fruit flavors and polished finish. It has attracted commendable scores from critics, indicating its potential for both immediate enjoyment and further maturation.