Château Malartic Lagravière, Cru Classé, Pessac Léognan, 2021

Name: Château Malartic Lagravière, Cru Classé, Pessac Léognan
Brand: Château Malartic Lagravière
Price: 222.34 GBP

Available Vintages

all 1989 2009 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023

critic reviews

91/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2038

date of review 04/2024

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2044

date of review 04/2024

92/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2021 Malartic Lagravière, which has a little more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, has an attractive bouquet—not amazingly intense, yet delineated with predominantly black fruit, black olive and light estuarine scents. It feels focused, though without the frills. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of orange rind on the entry. Finely integrated oak here lends this Pessac-Léognan an appealing silky texture, and it fans out gracefully toward the finish. This feels like it has evolved nicely during its barrel maturation, and it should drink well for 20 to 25 years.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2045

date of review 02/2024

90-92/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A blend of fully 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, the 2021 Malartic Lagraviere offers up aromas of sweet berries, plums, burning embers and warm spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and powdery palate that's impressively concentrated, refined and elegant. It's a fine effort from an estate on the rise.

date of review 04/2022