Château Latour-Martillac

Château Latour-Martillac is a Cru Classé de Graves for red and white wines, classified in 1953, in the Pessac-Léognan appellation. The name derives from the courtyard tower, the remnant of a 12th-century fortress built by Montesquieu’s ancestors.

The estate’s modern history is tied to the Kressmann family: the négociant Édouard Kressmann discovered it in 1871, struck by its white wines, and in 1930 his son Alfred purchased it, expanding the red vineyard. In 1934 Alfred and his son Jean designed the diagonally striped gold-and-sand label, still in use today. The estate is run by the Jean Kressmann family, with Edouard Kressmann as technical director.

The vineyard extends over 55 hectares on Günzian Quaternary gravels and clay-limestone soils. The reds are made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, the whites from Sauvignon Blanc (60%) and Sémillon (40%). Alongside the red and white grand vin, the second wine Lagrave-Martillac is produced.

A member of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Château Latour-Martillac offers elegant, well-balanced wines, a classic expression of Pessac-Léognan.