1800 年代擁有 LaTour-Martillac 的 Edouard Kressmann 是著名的波爾多葡萄酒商人，他在 1871 年開始他的事業，並創立了 Ed Kressmann & Co.，於 1897 年生產了他的第一瓶商人葡萄酒 Kressman dry Monoploe，到今天仍然在生產發售。他參與葡萄園內大量的工作，而葡萄園最歷史悠久的部分早於 1884 年開始耕作，至今仍有幾款當時由 Kressmann 種植的白葡萄。
葡萄園分為兩個分區。在Martillac高原上，整個地形充滿著大大小小的山丘，土壤由碎礫石拼湊而成。其土壤和排水是Cabernet Sauvignon和Petit Verdot的理想地形。靠近Garonne河，土壤呈現出粘土和石灰石的不同風貌，但地表仍具有碎礫石。Merlot、還有白葡萄品種的Sauvignon Blanc和Semillon在這裡生長得最好。
產區保護條例：
波爾多 Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé de Graves
產地：
法國波爾多
種類：
紅葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
陳年：
在設有溫度控制的不鏽鋼缸中發酵，其後於法國橡木桶陳年16個月，其中40%為新木桶。
品酒筆記：
(Robert Parker's rating: 93 points)
可說是這酒莊有史以來最好的出品。酒體飽滿，散發出藍莓、黑加侖子、柏油和炭香，層次非常複雜。它的純淨和結構令人印象深刻，那集中力和悠長的酒韻比以往的年份都好得多。暫時忘了它，(記於2011年)，留待接下來的30年慢慢享受。(適飲期：2017-2047)
Edouard Kressmann, who owned LaTour-Martillac in the late 1800’s was a well known Bordeaux wine merchant. Kressmann got his start as a Bordeaux negociant in 1871 when he founded Ed Kressmann & Co. In 1897, they produced their first negocinat wine, Kressman dry Monoploe, which is still sold today. He worked extensively in the vineyards. In fact, the oldest part of the vineyard, this was grafted in 1884, still includes several of the original white grape varieties planted by Kressmann.
The vineyard is divided into two uniform subsectors.
On the Martillac plateau, the hill dominates the property and is made up of a patchwork of gravel. These poor soils and drainage constitute an ideal terrain for the vine and in particular for the red grape varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot.
Moving closer to the Garonne, the soils take on a different profile of clay and limestone, still with a gravel surface. It is here that the Merlot variety grows best and also our white grape varieties of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Appellation:
Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé de Graves
Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France
Type:
Red/Rough (Still)
Grape Varieties:
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Ageing:
Alcoholic fermentation in thermo-regulated vats. Ageing in French oak barrel for 16 months, with 40% new barrels.
Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's rating: 93 points)
The best ever wine from this estate, , this full-bodied wine offers notes of blueberry, black currant, asphalt and burning charcoal embers in a deep, layered and multi-dimensional style. It is impressively pure and well-built, with far greater concentration and length than I ever remember this wine having in the past. Forget it for 5 years (issued in 2011), and drink it over the following three decades. (Drink date: 2017-2047)
