【Feature】Château Latour-Martillac

Designated a red and white Graves classed growth in 1953, Château Latour-Martillac owes its name to the tower in the courtyard, the vestige of a fortress built in the 12th century by the ancestors of the famous winegrower and philosopher, Montesquieu.

Located on an outstanding Pyrenean gravel rise, this estate caught the eye of Édouard Kressmann, a Bordeaux wine merchant since 1871. He was particularly impressed with the quality of the white wines. His older brother, Alfred, finally bought the estate in 1930. He expanded the red wine vineyard and, in 1934, designed the bottle label with his son, Jean, featuring gold and sand-coloured diagonal stripes still in use today.

Today, Tristan and Loic perpetuate the family tradition of selecting high-quality vines in the outstanding Graves terroir.

Thanks to their elegant structure and balance, Latour-Martillac red and white wines are widely recognised as among the most dependable in Pessac-Léognan.