Wine Advocate
par Yohan Castaing le 10/04/2026
The 2023 Lespault-Martillac, a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, comfortably surpasses expectations formed at the en primeur stage. Unfurling in the glass with a gourmand, complex bouquet of cassis, mulberries, dark cherries and violet, discreetly shaped by oak, it is medium- to full-bodied, sapid and fleshy, built around a seamless core of fruit framed by powdery tannins and concluding with a long, precise finish. Considerably less oaky than usual, it ranks among the finest renditions of this wine I have tasted.