Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere 2012

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wine Enthusiast
  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.
• 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  This large estate of 131 acres has been run brilliantly by a Belgian family, the Bonnies since their acquisition a number of years ago. The quality of the white and red have soared to exceptional heights, and this is certainly still one of the more realistically priced wines of Pessac-Lèognan and classified crus. The 2012 is a beauty, with a dense ruby/purple color, a fabulously plush, opulent texture and medium to full-bodied flavors of cassis, spicy earth and blueberry. Quite rich, yet light on its feet, this is an absolutely textbook Pessac-Lèognan, with wonderfully velvety tannins. Drink it now, or drink it in 25 years. This is a brilliant wine.
• 92 Wine Spectator
  Solid, with dense layers of fig sauce, plum cake and blackberry confiture, laced with graphite and warm tar details. The long finish ripples with spice hints and black fruit, leaving a mouthwatering feel despite the heft. Best from 2017 through 2022.
• 92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  The 2012 Château Marlartic Lagravière shows the beautiful and distinctive personality of the Pessac-Léognan region of Bordeaux—earth, mineral, and chalk. The wine's beautiful black fruits do an excellent job of rounding the wine out. Drinks well now with savory lamb shanks. (Tasted: January 30, 2015, San Francisco, CA)