2019 Reserve de Malartic Lagraviere
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The 2019 La Réserve de Malartic (incidentally, the last under this name, as it will change next vintage) has closed down a little since I last tasted it, but still offers the same blackberry and blueberry scents. It will reopen with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and quite fleshy thanks to the Merlot, not as creamy in texture but finely delineated toward the finish.
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The 2019 La Réserve de Malartic is a soft, charming wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Succulent red cherry, spice, dried leaves, tobacco, blood orange and incense give the 2019 lovely complexity to match its mid-weight personality.
The 2019 La Réserve de Malartic was picked from 17 September to 11 October and sees around 25% new oak for 15 months. This has a surprisingly intense and expressive bouquet with exuberant blueberry and black cherries bursting from the glass. The palate is fleshy and with a satin-like texture, layers of creamy red fruit with just a slight piquancy on the finish. This is a well crafted Deuxième Vin packed full of flavour.
Medium-bodied, soft, round and forward with a sweet, fresh, fruity palate that is perfect for restaurants and near term drinking.
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.