2025 Malartic Lagraviere Blanc

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2028!
Delivery until Fall 2028!

(Pessac-Léognan; 73% Sauvignon blanc; 27% Sémillon; a final yield of 36.5 hl/ha; pH 3.3; 13.5% alcohol; tasted three times, the second time at the property). Picked either side of the rainfall at the end of August. This succeeds fabulously in a vintage where even some of my favourite Pessac whites struggle a little for dynamising freshness - this has it plentifully. But it's a fascinatingly complex wine, with a certain natural sucrosity that renders it almost a little Ygrec-like, not least in those slight Sauternes-y notes (though when retasted at the UGCB it's actually on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of the impression of sucrosity)! Blood orange, wild strawberry, confit melon, nectarine, angelica, lanolin and assorted shades and forms of grapefruit. There's that familiar waxy note that I so associate with Malartic over the years and a hint of oystershell too. The lime zestiness on the finish helps maintain the constant impression of freshness. I'm intrigued to see how this ages.
95-97/100 Colin Hay

The 2025 Malartic Lagravière Blanc zips out with vibrant notes of green apples, grapefruit, and green mangoes, plus suggestions of wet slate, struck flint, and wild thyme. The medium-bodied palate delivers expressive orchard and citrus fruit layers with a refreshing line and a minerally finish. The blend is 73% Sauvignon Blanc and 27% Sémillon, with an alcohol of 13.5%.
92-94/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Carefully constructed if subdued at this early stage, white pears, cinammon, cumin, slate, preserved lemons. Plenty of ageing potential. Yield 36.5 hl/ha.
91/100 Jane Anson