The wines from Pessac-Léognan’s Malartic-Lagravière show wonderful depth of fruit and structure, and most importantly, they are reasonably priced. The reds show an intensity and class that you normally see from a top wine from the appellation. Its highly rated 2010 vintage, for example, shows an impressive nose with leather, dark polished fruit and flowers, yet its latest 2015 vintage recently tasted by James has the potential to surpass it and could be the greatest ever from this chateau.
In addition to its reds, the estate’s whites are a force to reckon with. They now compete with the best in Bordeaux and show density, character and freshness. It’s in the past decade that the property has hit its stride in winemaking under the helm of the Bonnie family from Belgium. With each vintage, better and better wines are being made. The red is mostly merlot and cabernet sauvignon, while the white is 80 percent sauvignon blanc and 20 percent sémillon. The 2015 red is the best ever. Both of its 2015 red and white are going to on pour at our Bordeaux Confidential En Primeur 2015 event in Hong Kong on the 23rd of this month.
Below are six of the chateau’s reds from the 2008 to 2013 vintages tasted by James over the years; click on wine names for tasting notes and scores.
Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac- Léognan 2008
Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac- Léognan 2009
Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac- Léognan 2010
Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac- Léognan 2011
Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac- Léognan 2012
Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac- Léognan 2013
