Lespault-Martillac Rouge - Pessac-Léognan 2022

Alexandre Ma

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byAlexandre Mathe3/10/2025

If you’re looking to taste the most authentic Merlot blend from Pessac-Léognan at a reasonable price, Château Lespault-Martillac is undoubtedly an excellent choice. The fruit ripeness is simply perfect, and the acidity is surprisingly vibrant. The texture is delicate and smooth, with a powerful graphite essence lingering in the finish. To produce such a remarkable wine in the first year of organic certification is truly a testament to its “Grand Terroir”.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

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byJane Ansonthe3/7/2025

Attractive aromatics, bring you seamlessly in to the body of the wine. This is a Pessac that flies under the radar, but it's the same team as Domaine de Chevalier, and it's a real insider's Left Bank, one to look out for in the vintage. Damson and black cherry fruit, ripe but measured, as is the case across the whole stable. Good stuff, a value pick.

Wine Advocate

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byYohan Castaingthe3/6/2025

The 2022 Lespault-Martillac is showing very well today. Less oaky than during the en primeur tasting, it unfurls from the glass with aromas of cassis, mulberries, spices and mint. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and charming, it's textured with a fleshy core of fruit, powdery tannins and a long, penetrating, fresh finish. This is a blend of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The Wine Cellar Insider

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byJeff Levethe3/4/2025

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Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe2/28/2025

Red and black fruits, spicy wood, and savory, floral, tobacco-like nuances all emerge from the 2022 Château Lespault-Martillac, a pretty, medium-bodied Pessac that has sweet, integrated tannins, terrific overall balance, and a great finish. I love it today, yet it should have a solid 15+ years of prime drinking ahead of it. The 2022 is 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, all aged 18 months in 35% new French oak, with the balance in once-used barrels.

Yvesbeck.wine

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byYves Beckthe2/25/2025

65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon Sols de sables, de graves et d'argiles pour Lespault-Martillac. Élevage de 18 mois dans 35 % de fûts neufs et 65 % de fûts d'un et deux vins. Fin et précis, le bouquet annonce de la fraîcheur et d'agréables nuances de fruits rouges. Juteux en attaque, le vin est soyeux, linéaire et doté de tannins parfaitement intégrés. Un vin élégant, sapide et persistant. 2026-2037 93/100

Vinous

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byNeal Martinthe2/12/2025

The 2022 Lespault-Martillac has developed nicely on the nose since I tasted it from barrel. It has quite exuberant blackberry and blueberry fruit tones that become more floral with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied and lightly spiced, with finely chiseled tannins, a dash of black pepper and impressive weight with a clean and peppery finish. This has good potential.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

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byJane Ansonthe2/6/2025

Green gold colour, attractive stone fruits, nectarine and white peach, soft waves of white pepper and sage spice, very enjoyable, good stuff. one to look out for. A nugget of honeysuckle and wax on the very final notes that hints at the vintage conditions, but this is well handled.

Jamessuckling.com

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byJames Sucklingthe2/3/2025

Spice with some iodine in addition to burnt oranges and dark fruits such as plums. Medium-bodied, this has velvety and firm tannins that give length and intensity. Needs three or four years to soften and come together. Drink after 2028.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe1/28/2025

The 2022 Lespault-Martillac is an elegant, restrained wine. Black cherry, new leather, licorice, dried flowers and a touch of new oak all meld together in this soft, supple Pessac-Léognan. This is very nicely done. This fleshes out beautifully on the mid-palate and into the finish.

Decanter.com

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byGeorgina Hindlethe5/25/2023

Cool and fresh, a lovely minty creamy blue fruit aspect to this, concentrated and deep, there's an element of power to this which is clear from the start but because of the coolness it stops it from becoming too much. I love the sheer confidence here, plus the sleek texture, precise and on point. Tannic still, and not so concentrated fruit, not exuberant, more light, but really enjoyable. Harvest 13-27 September. Ageing in French oak for 14 months, 33% new.

Alexandre Ma

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byAlexandre Mathe5/17/2023

If you seek a pure expression of Merlot blend with reasonable pricing in Pessac-Léognan, Château Lespault-Martillac is undoubtedly an excellent choice. The fruit is perfectly ripe, the acidity is surprisingly outstanding. The palate is smooth and delicate, and the finish lingers with a powerful graphite note. To produce such a fantastic wine in their first certified organic year, this grand terroir of Merlot is truly exceptional.

Vinous

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byNeal Martinthe5/17/2023

The 2022 Lespault-Martillac was picked 13 to 27 September. It has a well-defined bouquet, black cherries and blueberry fruit, a dab of opulence borrowed from the Right Bank, fine delineation with a subtle balsamic note. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry. Good backbone, insistent grip, this represents a solid Lespault-Martillac with an almost burly finish. It will need 3-4 years of bottle age. 13% alcohol.

The Vintage Journal

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byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2023

Deep crimson. Fresh blackberry blueberry aromas with dark chocolate notes. Fresh chocolaty dark berry blueberry fruits, plentiful graphite, touch pippy tannins and underlying savoury oak notes. Elemental wine with attractive density and vinosity. 65% Merlot 30% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Petit Verdot 14% alc

Yvesbeck.wine

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byYves Beckthe5/10/2023

De bonne intensité, Lespault-Martillac met certes son élevage bien en avant, au travers de notes de bois frais, mais il ne manque pas d'également révéler des nuances épicées, de la minéralité et des notes de baies noires. Son caractère crémeux et dense, ainsi qu'une agréable sucosité, lui offrent de l'harmonie tandis que les tannins assurent profondeur et structure. Un vin frais, élégant et persistant. Belle réussite.

Bettane & Desseauve

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by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/10/2023

Nez de caractère, fruit mûr, boisé agréable, notes fumées, bouche savoureuse, fondante, avec du fruit et une bonne vivacité. Plaisant, généreux et équilibré.

Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe5/10/2023

The 2022 Château Lespault-Martillac is mostly Merlot but includes 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. It has beautiful purity in its ripe red and blue fruits as well as classic Graves smoked earth, tobacco, graphite, and spice aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's nicely balanced, has quality tannins, and a great finish. At the very least, it will be an outstanding wine and could be a real superstar of a 2022. Tasted twice.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe5/9/2023

The 2022 Lespault-Martillac is a bold, exuberant wine. Succulent dark cherry, plum, licorice, spice and mocha are all dialed up in this 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon blend from a warm, early-ripening site in the commune of Martillac. This exuberant, fleshy red is an absolute delight. Tasted two times. Drinking window : 2030-2042

The Wine Cellar Insider

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byJeff Levethe5/5/2023

Tobacco leaves, cedar, black cherries, smoke, and spice are what you find in the nose. The palate enjoys loads of soft, sweet, ripe, dark pit fruits with polish, lift, round, soft fruits on the mid-palate, and in the fruity finish, with a touch of cocoa in the endnotes. The wine blends 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2037.

Wine Advocate

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byYohan Castaingthe4/28/2023

Evoking aromas of oak, spices, ripe dark berries and licorice, the 2022 Lespault-Martillac has a supple and enveloping, seamless and firm palate, with velvety tannins on the finish. This is a blend of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon.