Chateau Malartic Lagraviere
Located at the gates of Bordeaux, Château Malartic Lagravière, a Classified Growth of Graves, is located on the oldest wine-growing terroir in Bordeaux, considered to be the most beautiful gravel “croupe” (hillock), formed millions of years ago by alluvial deposits.
The vineyard consists of 73 hectares (180 acres) of vines – including 7 hectares (17 acres) for the white wines – made up of the following grape varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for the red wine; Sauvignon and Sémillon for the white wine.
Le Comte de Malartic Rouge 2018
The reds are beautifully crafted. The Merlot offers a sublime mid-palate, with a silkiness and density that are rarely achieved. The Cabernet is spectacular, with exceptional aromatic profiles and levels of quality. The Petit-Verdots, co-fermented with the merlots, are particularly silky.
58% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
“Rich with smooth tannins and generous blackberry fruits. A soft texture, ripe fruitiness and fine depth and density all contribute to a wine that will age well over the medium-term.” – Roger Voss at Wine Enthusiast
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge 2018
Inky dark fruit, dried herbs, licorice, lavender and chocolate are all kicked up in this sumptuous PessacLéognan. Beautifully balanced, medium to full-bodied, it's another gorgeous 2018 that can be drunk today or cellared for 15 years.
Varietal: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
"… some gorgeous rich liquorice and cassis fruits… the texture stands out for its silkiness. Clearly a very good wine, which opens up slowly and carefully. Classic but with depth and grip, continuing a run of successful vintages at Malartic.” - Wine Enthusiast
“Cellar selection … this is a well-crafted wine. It combines richness with sophisticated tannins, dense black fruits and considerable potential. Ripe berry flavors give depth." - Decanter
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Le Comte de Malartic Blanc 2019
The white wines present exceptional quality. The cool August produced superbly balanced grapes, highlighting their aromatic profiles.
80.9% Sauvignon, 19.1% Sémillon
“This has really nice tension with dried lemons with hints of apples and white peaches. It’s long and flavorful. A beauty.” – James Suckling
Le Comte de Malartic Blanc 2020
A fresh clean white with notes of spicy green apples, flowers, citrus fruits and crushed sea salt. This wine is perfect to enjoy now and over the next few years.
Varietal: 83% Sauvignon, 17% Sémillon
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Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Blanc 2018
The Pessac-Léognan white 2018 is intense on the nose with pleasant aromas of stone fruit, citrus and green apple. It is a balanced white Bordeaux wine, tense, and with a freshness enhanced by a wonderful minerality. This very delicious wine develops a great aromatic bouquet on the finish, which also boasts fantastic length.
80% Sauvignon, 20% Sémillon
“The 2018 Malartic Lagraviere 2018 Blanc is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Sémillon. It was fermented in oak barrels, 55% new. It opens with alluring scents of fresh pears, Golden Delicious apples and juicy peaches, followed by hints of nutmeg, dill seed and honeysuckle. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers bags of apple and stone fruit flavors with a racy line and oily suggestion to the texture, finishing on a lingering spicy note. Drink 2022-2035.” – Janvier at James Suckling
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge 2016
The fruit shows maturity with its sweetness and its serious depth of flavor.
Full-bodied, plush and polished, the long intensive finish serves up dark, red berries, licorice, espresso and smoke.
Varietal: 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
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Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge 2014
Upfront bouquet with kirsch, crushed strawberry, iodine and iris scents that do not hold back.
The palate is rounded on the entry with supple tannin, possesses slightly lower acidity than its peers yet remains balanced.
Varietal: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
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Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge 2012
The 2012 is a beauty, with opulent texture and medium to full-bodied flavors of cassis, spicy earth and blueberry.
Quite rich, yet light on its feet, this is an absolutely textbook PessacLéognan, with wonderfully velvety tannins.
Varietal: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
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Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Blanc 2011
Superb complex, dense bouquet. Aromas of fruit: peaches, exotic fruit and white flowers. Also some smoky notes. Pleasant, very refined attack. The palate presents good volume, a full-bodied richness accompanied by well-defined flavors, developing citrus and mineral notes, with an invigorating liveliness. Long finish; a great wine with a generous, complex structure and excellent potential to age.
Varietal: Sauvignon 80%, Sémillon 20%
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge 2019
The Grand Cru Classé in red Malartic-Lagravière appellation Pessac-Léognan keeps all its promises and once again honors the tradition of wines from the Bordeaux region.
The Merlots, with the dry and warm June and July, are fleshy, round and aromatic. After the rains at the end of September, the Cabernets finish refining their tannins, preserving the freshness and thus offering extraordinary complexity, sap and silkiness.
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
“Very complex aromas of dark berries, mushrooms, earth, flowers and incense. Crushed stone, too. Full-bodied with very fine, refined tannins that are caressing and beautiful. It’s very, very long and persistent in the finish with subtle and complex flavors. This will deliver beauty with age. Drink after 2025.” – 96 points, James Suckling
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge 2017
The Grand Cru Classé in red Malartic-Lagravière appellation Pessac-Léognan vintage 2017 keeps all its promises and once again honors the tradition of wines from the Bordeaux region.
The Merlots, with the dry and warm June and July, are fleshy, round and aromatic. After the rains at the end of September, the Cabernets finish refining their tannins, preserving the freshness and thus offering extraordinary complexity, sap and silkiness.
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
“Ripe, with succulent plum, cassis and raspberry fruit paste flavors, lined with liquorice and anise details, showing a well-integrated apple wood note on the finish, backed by a light scoring of tar. Exhibits lots of compact energy, so this should unwind nicely in the cellar.” – James Molesworth at Wine Spectator