2005 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1x750ml

Vinous 93

A modern, lush wine, the 2005 Malartic Lagraviere packs a serious punch. Inky red/purplish fruit, leather, smoke, tobacco and mocha all race out of the glass. This is an especially flamboyant style shaped by a good deal of new French oak, but the wood is now nicely balanced. I am pleasantly surprised to see how youthful the 2005 is. I would prefer to drink this succulent, racy Pessac-Leognan over the next decade or so. [Antonio Galloni, 15/04/2021]

Anticipated maturity: 2021-2031

Robert Parker 95

Gorgeously pure blueberry and blackberry fruit along with some notes of cassis, charcoal and licorice jump from the glass of this inky purple wine. An absolutely fabulous success for Malartic Lagraviere, this full-bodied wine has sweet tannin, and is complex and long. Drink it over the next 25 years. Bravo! [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 22/06/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2015-2040