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Lagrave Martillac Second Vin 2014

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 3L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Le cabernet-sauvignon est pour beaucoup dans l'assemblage de ce vin qui est une parfaite introduction aux vins de Latour-Martillac More info

  • Quantity: 1 Double-magnum
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 wax capsule
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
  • Classification: Second Vin
  • Producer/Owner: Famille Kressmann
  • More information....

Lagrave Martillac Second Vin serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Aubergines farcies à l agneau et menthe, Côte de boeuf Grillée, Dinde aux marrons.

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Lagrave Martillac Second Vin

    The wine

    The Lagrave-martillac red is a superb Pessac made mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon. Produced from the estate's young vines it offers the perfect introduction to Latour-Martillac wines. It can be drunk younger, after being kept for four to ten years.

    Information about domain Latour Martillac

    Château Latour Martillac, (Latour has been written as a single word since 1990) gets its name from the twelfth century tower which stands at the entrance to the château. Its vineyard is located on a wonderful gravelly hilltop close to the village of Martillac. Bought by Alfred Kressmann in 1930, the estate is now managed by his descendants, Tristan and Loïc Kressmann. The original label, designed and drawn by Alfred Kressmann and his son Jean in 1934 still adorns the bottles of Château Latour Martillac, a wine which was served by the Wine and Spirit Benevolent Society in London at the banquet to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty George VI King of England in 1936. The vineyard, which has clay and gravel soil, produces red and white wines, and depending on the years whites account for 20 to 25% of the harvest. The grapes are picked with great care, the harvest is destemmed and then sorted by hand. The red wines, made by blending three grape varieties (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot) are matured for 15 to 18 months in oak barrels, of which a third are changed every year. Only the very best batches are selected for the grand vin, batches from younger vines are blended under the Lagrave Martillac name. The white wine grapes comprised of 55% Sémillon, 40% Sauvignon and 5% Muscadelle are picked with a succession of selections until they are ripe. The white wines are kept on their lees for over a year, then transferred to dark glass bottles which will ensure that they reach their full potential over the following decades.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Double-magnum
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 wax capsule
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Pessac-Léognan
    • Classification: Second Vin
    • Producer/Owner: Famille Kressmann
    • Vintage: 2014
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot 5% Petit verdot
    Lagrave Martillac Second Vin
    Lagrave Martillac Second Vin

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