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Chateau Malartic Lagraviere

Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge Cru Classe Pessac-Leognan

Bordeaux

Pessac-Léognan

Plentiful tanins carefully holding the fruit in place, showing layers of aniseed, feenel, rosemarary and sage. Plenty of black fruits, it is young and subdued with some angular tannins at this point, less voluptuous than in recent vintages but this is an estate that takes an quality approach to everything, and this should age well. One point upscore, tasted twice. 42.25hl/h yield, Eric Boissenot consultant. Harvest September 29 to October 19. 65% new oak.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2021 Malartic Lagraviere has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It opens with slightly reduced notes of tar and rubber, before giving way to a core of blackberries and boysenberries, plus a touch of sauteed herbs. The medium-bodied palate has a sturdy frame of chewy tannins and just enough freshness to support the muscular fruit, finishing earthy.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

A château that has been riding a wave of success in recent years, producing excellent consistency, and here they deliver a concentrated shot of pureed damson fruit, a lovely addition in a vintage where things tend to be on the slim side. Juicy, textured, freshly cut herbs and gunsmoke layered through black fruits. Doesn't entirely escape the challenges of the year and is a little short on the finish but one of the successes of the year. Bonnie family owners here.

The 2023 Malartic Lagraviere has a deep garnet-purple color. It bursts from the glass with bold notions of kirsch, wild blueberries, and cassis, plus nuances of pencil lead, tar, and cardamom. The medium-bodied palate is coated with ripe, expressive black and blue fruits, supported by plush tannins and well-knit freshness, finishing earthy.

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Malartic Lagraviere Rouge charges out with profound notes of creme de cassis, chocolate-covered cherries, and plum preserves, followed by suggestions of garrigue and unsmoked cigars. The full-bodied palate is taut with dense, muscular black fruits, supported by firm, rounded tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with great length.

Good purity and intensity, fresh red berries, cassis, fine oak and an aromatic herbal spiciness. Dense palate a youthful tannic structure, good volume and length.

Sommelier

Deep ruby in colour. Only slightly watery at the rim. Wonderfully clean nose. Intense but not overwhelming. Primary aroma characteristics. Smells of red cherries, strawberries, raspberry notes, blueberries, toast, slight vanilla and violets. So youthful and ever so refreshing. Secondary taste characteristics. Wow! The wine tastes of strawberries, black cherries, delicate plums, toast, cloves, dark chocolate finish with a spicy undertone.

The wine is dry, the tannin structure; wonderful. The tannins are so well integrated, however high you can’t not sense the velvety and beautiful oak use in this wine. High acidity, again seemingly integrated and harmonious. The alcohol is medium to medium(+). The wine is rich at the moment with a medium(+) body and packs an intense flavour intensity. It’s balanced, nuanced, detailed. Good complexity even now, this has all the stuffing needed. Long finish. 

9 hours of air in the carafe before initial tasting.

Expert

Mørk frukt i form av solbær og bjørnebær, vanilje, treverk og røyk på nese. 2018 Pessac-Leognan har stort sett vært «open for business» hele tiden. Velpolert og velbalansert med fyldig frukt og god eikeintegrasjon. Fin friskhet og støvete, behagelige tanniner og god lengde. Flott til tomahawk-stek! Bra årgang som ennå har mye å gå på. I min bok er imidlertid dette et slott som mangler litt særegenhet og identitet. God vin, men det lages det jo kassevis av i Bordeaux!

WSET 2

Amatør

👃  Solbær, bjørnebær, bark, vanilje, lavendel, paprika, brent tre. 

👄 Tilgjengelig og åpen. Det er tett, bærlig solbær og mørke kirsebær sammen med krydder, vanilje og paprika. Ettersmaken sitter lenge. 

A clear success at this estate, more generous than the 2014, with confident sculpted dark berry fruits, graphite, crayon, gunsmoke and dark berry spice. Really stepping into its role as one of the go-to Pessac classifieds, expertly overseen by the Bonnie family, Michel Rolland consultant. 80% new oak. Tasted separately to the rest of the horizontal.

Inky blue-ruby in colour, well constructed, emphasis on Cabernet Sauvignon character, pencil lead and tobacco leaf, concentrated but starting to soften up, ready to drink with coaxing. The tannins are a touch austere through the mid palate, suggesting the extraction was a little heavy, with the fingerprint of the vintage.

The 2013 Malartic Lagraviere has a medium garnet color, with a touch of brick. It gives up notes of raspberry leaves, crushed stones, tapenade, and tobacco, with touches of dried Provence herbs and spice box. Medium-bodied, the palate has a lively backbone and delicate fruit, which is slightly over-run by chewy tannins, finishing firm.

Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2012 Malartic Lagraviere Rouge features expressive scents of baked plums and stewed cherries with hints of dried herbs, unsmoked cigars, and mossy tree bark. The medium-bodied palate delivers plenty of juicy black fruits with a soft texture and earthy finish.

Malartic delivers in both 2009 and 2010, and this is just totally class Pessac - charcoal, black tea, cinnamon, intense cassis puree, bilberry, cocoa bean, muscular tannins that are still fully in control.

Great poise and character, these were the years when Malartic was taking a step up, and the 2009 has more than stood the test of time. Supple tannins that have a hidden kick, with a punch of dark fruits layered behind. Great stuff, enjoyable, fresh but confident signoff of concentrated blackcurrant puree and cigar box.

Fortsatt ung, kan godt ligge 6-7 år til.
Mye tannin, lær, litt eik, kirsbærstein.Blodig biff vin

Deep garnet in colour, with opening aromatics of tobacco, coffee grounds, cocoa bean, damson and plum. With intensity and concentration, definitely feels that this has more years to go before reaching its peak. Supple silky texture, enjoyable, powerful. Harvest September 15 to October 12. Two years after the arrival of Jean-Jacques and Severine Bonnie to the family estate, purchased by the Bonnie family in 1997.

Category	Red wine
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Producer	Chateau Malartic Lagraviere
Vintages	2021
Country	France, Bordeaux, Pessac-Léognan
Bottle	75 cl

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