Château Malartic Lagravière Blanc 2021

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Falstaff

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 Malartic Lagravière Blanc shows promise, bursting with aromas of lime zest, fresh mint, grapefruit and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, chiseled and nicely concentrated, it's a taut, intensely flavored wine that concludes with a long, saline finish.

An estate on the rise, with a new approach to viticulture, the fruit of over a decade's work, is delivering smaller grapes, lower pHs and greater concentration at Malartic Lagravière; and now, since 2019, Eric Boissenot's input as consultant is privileging balance and structural finesse over extraction and impact. These 2021s, fine successes in a challenging year, are testament to the promise of this new direction.

Jeb Dunnuck

A blend of 89% Sauvignon Blanc and 11% Sémillon, the 2021 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc plays in the vibrant, racy style of the vintage, yet I love its overall purity, preciseness, and vibrancy. Ripe lemon and lime fruits, mint, and sappy herbs all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, beautifully balanced, and has a crisp, clean finish that will allow it to be incredibly versatile on the dinner table.

Decanter Magazine

Green and red apple, pear, caramel, brioche and toasted lemon tart. You can feel they achieved good ripeness in the weight and density on the palate - it's not overly rich but can take the oak elements, delivering a more nuanced and sophisticated style this year that's not just fresh and fruity, but also weighty and textured. You get the crushed stone and cooling mint effect on the tongue as well as the peach, plum and green apple crispness. A sharp tang on the finish is thrilling, accentuating the life and vibrancy you get the whole way through. Less overtly acidic than some, it's more in the background while the other more nuanced details sit on top. A lovely wine this year, lots to like with all the necessary elements to age.

James Suckling

The fine haze of oak spices is spot-on now with a mineral verve and lots of green stone fruit to the nose. This is broad and full-bodied on the palate with refreshing acidity and a fine bite of tannins that lends additional structure and seriousness to this white. Better from 2024.