2016 Chateau Latour Martillac rouge - Pessac-Leognan Cru Classe

Falstaff Magazin - 90pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, einladende schwarze Kirschenfrucht, schokoladige Nuancen, zart nach Dörrpflaumen. Mittlere Komplexität, dezente Holzaromen, Gewürznelken, präsente Tannine, etwas weitmaschig im Abgang, bietet unkompliziertes Trinkvergnügen.* - 05/2017

Vinum Magazin – 16,5/20pts: *Vollmundig, wohlproportioniert, mit so saftigen wie samtenen Gerbstoffen bei guter Länge; zuverlässig und tadellos gemacht.* - 06/2019

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5+/20pts – JR: *Tasted blind. Rich but fresh on the nose. Light tannic register and lots of fragrant fruit. Simpler than some.* - 01/2022

JamesSuckling.com - (93-94)pts - JS: *Dense and chewy young wine with stone, blackberry and blueberry character. Full and chewy. Shows potential. Another 2015?* - 04/2017

Vinous.com - (89-92+)pts - AG: *The 2016 Latour-Martillac is a deep, plush wine. The new oak is perhaps pushed to the edge, and yet there is so much fruit intensity, it almost doesn't matter. Readers should expect an unusually opulent wine for the appellation, built on a core of huge, super-ripe fruit. Plum, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and sweet spice punctuate the decadent finish.* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com – 92 pts - AG: *The 2016 Latour-Martillac has come together very nicely during its aging. Black cherry, plum, leather, licorice, spice and chocolate give the 2016 much of its racy, extroverted feel. Deep, dark and quite powerful, the 2016 is showing beautifully today. The oak could use a bit more time to fully come together, but that is a relatively small critique for a wine that delivers so much pleasure.* Januar 2019

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (92-94)pts - NM: *The 2016 Latour-Martillac has an understated nose at first, but it unfurls and becomes quite a seductive Pessac-Léognan with ample blackberry and raspberry fruit, and a subtle hint of black olive. I admire the precision here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple tannin overlaid by blackberry and bilberry fruit, sea salt and black pepper. Showing excellent focus and abundant freshness on the finish, this is an assured and sophisticated Latour-Martillac that will give many years of pleasure.* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com – 93pts - NM: *The 2016 Latour-Martillac offers classic Pessac-Léognan scents on the nose: black fruit, black olive and a touch of sage, plus hints of blue fruit that emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine acidity. A little compact toward the finish, but with good persistence. My feeling is that this will close down quite soon after bottling, but there is a great wine here.* - 01/2019