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Malartic Lagravière 2018

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£265.00 - £265.00
£265.00
£265.00 - £265.00
£265.00
Bottle price:
£44.16
Country:
France
Region:
Bordeaux
Sub-region:
Pessac-Léognan
Vintage:
2018
Grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
ABV:
14.0%
Score:
92, Neal Martin
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Availability:
Out of stock
Case Size: 6 Bottle Case 6x75cl

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Tasting notes

Neal Martin, vinous.com, March 2021 92

The 2018 Malartic-Lagravière was a little variable when I tasted it from barrel. Now bottled, it has closed down on the nose, yet given a couple of hours' decant, it opens nicely to offer black fruit, sage, tobacco and subtle floral scents (iris and violet). The palate is well balanced with a dense entry and good acidity. It would benefit from a little more refinement and I still sense a scintilla of greenness on the aftertaste. Hopefully that will disappear with bottle age, because it deserves time in the cellar. Drink 2025-2045.

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2019 93/94

Freshness and depth to this wine with blackberry, blueberry and crushed-stone character on the nose and palate. Full and flavorful, yet with underlying reserve.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (End of Mar), March 2021 92

Composed of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc and aged in 70% new oak barriques, the 2018 Malartic Lagraviere has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and pronounced notions of stewed black and red plums, boysenberries and cassis on the nose, with hints of hoisin, dried Provence herbs and unsmoked cigars. The medium-bodied palate has a firm, grainy texture and just enough freshness to support the black fruit preserves flavors, finishing savory. Drink 2024-2040.

Jane Anson, Decanter.com, April 2019 95

Deep and rich in colour, this is more refined and subdued on the nose than some, with real focus, depth and layers. It needs time in bottle to unveil its potential as everything is curled up right now, from the blueberry and cassis fruits to the liquorice and chocolate touches. With time in the glass, the multitude of layers of spice and slate become apparent. It's a great quality wine that will not be rushed. 2% Petit verdot makes up the blend, with 70% new oak for ageing.Drinking Window 2028 - 2045

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2022 16.5+

Diam 30 closure.Tasted blind. Big and sweet. Really dramatically different from the norm here. Lots of exotically spicy promise. 14%Drink 2028 – 2044

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2019 16

Black core, cherry rim. Ripe damsons and blackberries, rich in fruit. Ripeness showing in a touch of mint. Then the tannins really take over on the palate, dry and chalky, though there is some freshness here to suggest it will open to reveal more.Drink 2024-2032

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, May 2019 91/93

The medium-bodied 2018 Château Malartic-Lagravière comes from high-density plantings on gravelly soils and is a rough blend at this point of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc representing only 55% of the total production. Elegant notes of dark fruits (cassis, blackberries), gravelly earth, and forest floor all flow to a seamless Graves that has good balance, some grainy tannins, good mid-palate density, and ample length. It’s certainly going to be an outstanding wine. Tasted twice.

Matthew Jukes, MatthewJukes.com, April 2019 15.5+

The oak is the main culprit here and it is responsible for bashing up the fruit. Too much furniture polish notes and too charry as well, this wine is unlikely to even out.

Neal Martin, vinous.com, November 2019 92/94

The 2018 Malartic-Lagravière was tasted in Bordeaux, where I was not happy with the sample bottle that came across perplexingly green. The château sent two bottles so that I could re-taste them at home and these bore none of those traits. It has an intense bouquet with copious red cherry, blackcurrant and blueberry fruit. Monitoring over an hour it evolves attractive floral scents of lavender and iris flowers. The palate is medium-bodied, the new oak quite prominent on the entry though there is sufficient fruit to back it up. This is a more sumptuous Malartic Lagravière, armed with impressive density towards the finish. 2023 - 2045

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (April 2019), April 2019 92/94

This is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, to be aged for 18-22 months in oak barriques, 70% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Malartic Lagraviere gives scents of baked red and black cherries, warm blackcurrants and balsamic with touches of underbrush, moss-covered bark and tobacco. Full-bodied, firm and chewy in the mouth, it packs in the berry preserves with some pepper and spice sparks coming through on the long finish.

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