Community Tasting Note
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COWineLover wrote: 91 points
November 13, 2023 - First bottle of six, and my first Latour-Martillac since I finished the 2009 vintage about two years ago. The cork was stained like pen ink and was well sealed. No decant but aerated the first glass about 45 minutes prior to consumption. I found this aromatically stingy. My recollection from the 2009 vintage is that wine offered the Pessac crushed stone that is absent here. The aromas that did emerge leaned black - black plums, black raspberry, black cherry, and clove. Given the stingy aromas I was prepared for a mouth puckering dryness that never appeared. On the attack this gallops along nicely offering a tart yet juicy burst of the same black fruits that presented aromatically. For me this has the minimum acidic backbone needed to provide lift, but there is not much reserve on that front. In the mid palate this turns decidedly toward smoke, clove, and a tart dried black cherry. Not as much length as I would have liked, and the tart cherry carries a bit of pastiness toward the conclusion.
Solid overall and for the price a nice QPR. In another 12-18 months the tart fruits should start to fan out with more elegance and nuance. From my bottle experience tonight, the remaining 5 bottles are probably best consumed on an 18 month schedule through about 2030.5 people found this helpful 3,117 views
4 Comments
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WineGuyDelMar commented:
11/13/23, 7:02 PM - Nice review. I have 8 of these left and have tried one. You can read my review. No doubt a nice QPR but I’m not sure what to make of this wine. I need to try another but feel it needs more time. Cheers from CO.
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COWineLover commented:
11/13/23, 7:39 PM - WineGuy - Hope all is well with you. I always avoid reading other reviews before composing mine to avoid any bias. I did read your note after mine was posted and it looks like you found the same stingy aroma and tartness expression that I did. I agree this is too young.
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ChristoBretts commented:
11/15/23, 7:18 AM - I happened to open a bottle of this last night and found the same thing - stingy. Not bad, but just a bit boring at this stage.
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WineGuyDelMar commented:
11/15/23, 9:14 AM - The jury is still out for me whether this is a wine I like. It is still young so there is hope. I don’t see this being a big blockbuster by any means but I wasn’t wowed by the first bottle. As a result the 2015 is the only vintage I’ve bought of this. I’d rather wait and pay more for a wine I really like than buy a bunch at a lower price that I don’t like.