Community Tasting Notes 56

• jsebiri wrote:

  October 29, 2023 - A very lite wine , as expected. Not as much going on as u would get from a high end american sauv blanc , but very tasty nonetheless. Very smooth juice. I liked this.

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• djhammond Likes this wine: 95 points

  July 23, 2023 - Third time of tasting in as many years, profile is as per previous notes. It really performs at a slightly warmer temperature and not over chilled.

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• Peter Spijker Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 19, 2023 - This was lovely upon opening, with some gooseberry, a slight nutty note, some wax, quite some tropical notes of unripe pineapple and mango and a creamy mouthfeel. When we tasted it a few hours later, it wasn't as good (but that may have been because we had something quite sweet just before). I don't see this becoming much better; if I would have more I would start drinking.

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• haqofeta Likes this wine:

  July 8, 2023 - My wife opened it and I was driving, so I only had a little bit. But a food wine for sure as the semillon is front and center right now, or at least on opening it is. Curious if the acidity that developed for others in the more recent notes would have here ... if the bottle wasn't gone in a couple of hours! If so, it would this wine would a bit more diversity. I like wines like these, but they're often polarizing.

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• Willi Vinotti Likes this wine: 96 points

  January 27, 2023 - This is 5 years after the last bottle. And three days after opening this one. On day 1, i would have said, hmmm. But. It became better and better, until reaching and surpassing the opinion i voiced some 5 year ago. This IS a tremendous wine.
  
  All vibrant, fresh on white fruits, mango thyme and basil, but also humming nice acidity, seamlessly integrated wood and a minute long lingering palate.
  
  Almonds, caramel, vanilla, all in balance and pure pleasure.
  
  This wine is sublime and for some bottles it will just take a bit longer to open. The 2009 is Malartic’s ground zero, the best i had the pleasure tasting. Given its profile, it has ages to go and is tremendous value. A legendary wine at white Haut Brion level.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White
• Producer Château Malartic-Lagravière
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation Blanc
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Graves
• Appellation Pessac-Léognan

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• Pending Delivery 90 (8%)
• In Cellars 508 (46%)
• Consumed 510 (46%)

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