Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere 2014

Professional Ratings

• 96 Wine Enthusiast
  A tightly coiled rich wine that has great acidity as well as a lively structure. Touched by spice from wood aging as well as intense citrus, it is fruity, firm and strongly textured. Drink this impressive still-young wine from 2022.
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• 94 James Suckling
  So perfumed with a freshness and beauty that is amazing. Blackberries, black cherries and violets. Full-bodied yet so polished and velvety. Gorgeous finish. A beauty. Best ever in bottle from here? Drink in 2020.
• 93 Decanter
  Clear breeding and ambition. Damson, pencil lead and wet stones on the nose, full extraction, more so than many others but without losing a sense of vibrancy and grip. This is excellent within the context of the vintage, a real sense of floating above the tannins, one to wait for.
• 93 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  An ultra-rich wine, the 2014 Château Marlartic Lagravière shows off the beautiful black ripeness of the vintage. Long and lasting, this wine delivers an almost exotic combination of elements—blackberries, savory herbs, and chalk. Simply masterful, this is one of the winery's best efforts to date. (Tasted: January 27, 2017, San Francisco, CA)
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2014 Malartic-Lagraviere had quite a high-toned, upfront bouquet with kirsch, crushed strawberry, iodine and iris scents that do not hold back. The palate is rounded on the entry with supple tannin, possesses slightly lower acidity than its peers yet remains balanced. There is impressive depth to this Malartic-Lagravière with a subtle white pepper/sage note towards the finish. Though it will be overshadowed by the 2015, this is a well-crafted Pessac-Léognan with the chutzpah that it showed in barrel.
• 92 Tasting Panel
  The kosher version from a Grand Cru classe chateau; deep ruby color; silky and elegant with ripe, tangy style; balanced and stylish; long and rich. 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Cabernet Franc.
• 91 Wine Spectator
  Very solid, with a core of dark plum, blackberry and fig preserve notes held in check by tarry grip. Ample singed apple wood and cocoa elements form the frame. Give this time to meld fully. Best from 2019 through 2026.
• 91 Jeb Dunnuck
  A terrific success in the vintage, the 2014 Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot that was brought up in 70% new oak. Hitting 13.5% natural alcohol, it offers a vibrant ruby/purple color as well as vibrant aromatics of cherries, mulberries, red plums, exotic flowers, and lead pencil shavings. Medium-bodied and beautifully polished and elegant, with solid acidity, it’s a juicy, vibrant, fresh 2014 that’s going to drink nicely for 15-20 years.