(Chateau Latour Martilliac Rouge) COLOR-dark; NOSE-lots of black fruit; some dustiness; black cherry; good nose; TASTE-good firm tannins; nice richness; good depth on the back-end; good really black cherry coming through on the back-end; some black olives on the finish as well; will age for a good 5-10 years; nice roundness; some mushrooms and fungus; a nice bottle of Bordeaux for $25-$35 bones; I like it; I don't love it; a little hollow on the mid-palate; RP-85; WS-88; GV-89+
(Chateau Latour Martilliac Rouge) COLOR-dark; NOSE-subtle Oak; interesting black olive; some cellar dust; great black fruit; dark cassis; TASTE-great firm tannins; very classic; extremely balanced; tremendous backbone & structure to last 25 years, but drinking very well right now; very bright black fruit; polished; I like the chalkiness on the back-end; a very strong effort; GV-no rating
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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