This highlysophisticated effort seems quite supple as the firm tannins are hidden by the abundant sap but make no mistake

(from 3 separate parcels that aggregate

a mixture of red and black fruit mixed with sage

it’s the degree that matters and whether the nose would bother most people is hard to judge but it did me

(from 30+ year old vines)

Latour Martillac Vintage:2015 This highlysophisticated effort seems quiteThe 2015 Tour Martillac was impressive from barrel and that is translated into bottle. It has a much more attractive bouquet than the 2015 Olivier with crushed strawberry, briary and warm gravel aromas. The palate is medium bodied with grainy tannin, a fine bead of acidity, fresh and classic in style with an earthy and quite persistent finish. Excellent. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. Neal Martin