2024 Malartic Lagraviere Blanc
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Tasting Notes
Beautifully true to its style and an easy pick. Upright, tense and charged with energy. A touch of iodine and oyster shell, gooseberry, greengage and Mirabelle, green tea, white almond. Apple skin. This has great impact on the attack with lots of vertical range and layering for a white. Some exotic fruits– guava and passionfruit – but predominantly citrus notes, with blood orange, mandarin rind, yuzu and pink grapefruit; white pear and nectarine too. A little fennel bulb. This has a lovely subtle salinity on the finish too. Long and gently tapering. lhere’s pots of aging potential to this but it’s already highly accessible – frankly, deliciously crisp. Apple skin on the finish and a gentle touch of tannin.
Critic Scores
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
More reviews and scores
Notes of pear and white peach preface the 2024 Blanc from Malartic Lagravière, a moderately weighted, elegant and juicy wine with bright acids and a long, ethereal finish.
Slate and gunsmoke reduction, alongside savoury grip and juice, lovely quality, white flowers, apple blossom, lime zest, great lift and quality, reserved, structured, plenty of ageing potential and hidden depths that promise future growth, and it works. 41 hl/ha, Jean-Jacques Bonnie owner with his sister Véronique.
The 2024 Malartic-Lagravière Blanc has a wonderful bouquet that is pure charm, with freshly sliced green apple, citrus lemon and touches of crushed stone. The oak is very well integrated. The palate is expertly balanced with satisfying weight and depth. The 2024's acidity deftly counters its concentration, giving way to a lightly spiced and quite persistent finish. Excellent.
About the producer
One of few estates classified for both red and white wine production, Malartic-Lagravière was renovated entirely after the Bonnie family purchased it in 1996. They also expanded the property to its current 53 hectares.