Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Grand Cru Classe White Magnum

Vintage:	2013
Description:	Château Malartic-Lagravière White 2013 Classified Growth of Graves in Red and in White Appellation Pessac-Léognan (a.o.c.) Vintage 2013 A late, demanding vintage, in which the adaptation of growing practices enabled us to reach the harvests with fine, healthy grapes. Despite a cool, overcast, historically wet spring, flowering went well and was uniform, if somewhat late. Fortunately, we had one of the best summers of recent years. July and August were splendid, with high temperatures and not much rain. These two months allowed the vines to catch up a little, but the start of ripening, although fast and fairly uniform, was still fifteen days later than a classic vintage. The end of August and early September saw two rounds of leaf removal and some green harvesting. (for the red) The white grape harvest started on 26 September, and was followed, most unusually, by the first Merlot just two days later! The Sauvignons have produced excellent results. A larger team of pickers this year (nearly 100 in total) increased our flexibility. The result is exceptionally pure, flavourful wines. The white wines are very fragrant. There is definite acidity, but this is balanced by excellent volume on the palate. A fleshy wine.
Price:	$ 189.99
Price in original currency:	None

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Address:	538 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 United States
Telephone (regular):	213-265-7221

First added to 1000 Corks on January 13, 2024.