2001 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (12) Median Score: 90 points

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  5/1/2019 - drjb Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This wine has a darker green gold than last year but still quite correct for age. The nose is complex with lemon, barley sugar, gooseberries, white peach, honey and wax all there. The palate has that same complexity and interest with a quite rich texture balanced by plenty of matiere and mineral grip. Its long and satisfying and maturity just seems to bring more and more interest. Terrific stuff.

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  2/1/2019 - blanquito wrote:

  Deepening honey-gold color, showing some age. Lovely and rich nose of ginger, honey, yellow apples, and herbal chamomile. To taste, this is layered, mouthfilling and a bit weighty with oily and waxy impressions, and an enchanting baked, caramelzed note; at the same time, it is somehow bright, light, refreshing and lemony. Reminds me of the whites from the northern Rhône or Loire, but overall it retains a profile unique to Bordeaux Blanc. Lovely. Drink now. 92-93 pts.

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  2/12/2018 - drjb Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pale green gold colour - looks young. This wine has a fresh nose of gooseberry, lemon, honey and autumn hay. The palate is well balanced and of medium density and length. It finishes with nice grip and freshness. A very good mature Graves drinking at peak.

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  5/6/2017 - drjb Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Pale green gold colour - looks young. This wine has a fresh nose of gooseberry, lemon, honey and aromatic wood smoke. The palate is fresh with touches of citrus, peach and gooseberry followed by touches of honey, lanolin and stones. Plenty of grip despite the age. In perfect shape showing that middle league Graves can, and should, age and develop slowly.

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  12/11/2014 - blanquito wrote: 92 Points

  Waxy, lanolin, buttery, lots of vanilla bean, white peach, even some crazy passion fruit. Lovely balance, awesome finish. Just a sensational Bordeaux blanc. Drinking well, but has time. 92-93 pts.

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