Château Malartic-Lagravière Pessac-Léognan

Fact sheet

Type

White

Grape

Bordeaux-style White Blend

Country

France

Region

Pessac-Léognan

Appellation

Pessac-Léognan

Body

medium

Acidity

high

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201496 pts

  A tightly coiled rich wine that has great acidity as well as a lively structure. Touched by spice from wood aging as well as intense citrus, it is fruity, firm and strongly textured. Drink this impressive still-young wine from 2022.

• 201392 pts

  This Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot dominated wine is dense with tannins, although with enough fruit richness to balance. It has a dark texture and shows plenty of wood flavors at this stage. Its weight will allow it to age well, so wait until 2022. The Bonnet family has renovated vi…

• 201294 pts

  Big, ripe and juicy, this wears its rich black fruits right up front. A strong and firmly tannic structure serves as a background to the fruit. The wine is rich, complex and full of potential. Spice, ginger and nutmeg come through at the end along with the fruit. Drink from 2022.

• 201094 pts

  A fruity, ripe wine with lemon and pineapple flavors alongside a fine tang of citrus. It's beautifully marked with wood aging to give a rounded, rich mouthfeel. It also has the texture to mellow into a more nuanced wine in 4–5 years.

• 200994 pts

  Big, ripe and delicious, this is packed with spice and sweet apricot fruits. It's full and opulent, very much a wine of 2009, yet it retains its sense of balance and structure.

• 200790 pts

  While initially the fruit seems tight and stalky, there is also a rich layer of spice, black currant and balanced wood flavors. Acidity is prominent, but it fits well into the fruit. For medium-term aging.

• 200692 pts

  An evocatively perfumed wine, with aromas of pine, eucalyptus and spice. To taste, it is open, generous, its tannins cushioned inside ripe, jelly black fruits. Everything mingles well, the core of dryness an essential component of the richness of the wine.

• 200591 pts

  Soft and generously ripe, the yellow and white fruits dominate this open wine. The structure comes from green plum flavors, leaving a crisp aftertaste.