Lagrave-Martillac Pessac-Léognan Blanc 2021 (75cl, 13%)

The white second wine of Château Latour-Martillac in Pessac-Léognan, from Vignobles Jean Kressmann. It is a 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Sémillon blend from about 9 hectares of clay-limestone on the eastern slopes, with vines about 30 years old and HEV-certified sustainable farming. Fruit was hand-picked plot by plot, fermented in oak barrels, and aged seven months on lees with 20% new oak; it was bottled at the château in March 2022, with an outturn of about 10,000 bottles. The wine is 13% ABV in a 750 ml bottle.