Château Malartic-Lagravière

Producer description of "Château Malartic-Lagravière"

The winery is located in the municipality of Léognan in the Pessac-Léognan area of Graves (Bordeaux). It was founded in the 18th century by the Lagravière family of shipowners. In 1803, Pierre Malartic bought it and added his name. One famous family member was the French admiral Comte Anne-Joseph-Hippolyte Maurès de Malartic (1730-1800), who is commemorated by the three-masted ship on the bottle label. After changing hands several times, the estate came into the possession of the champagne company Laurent-Perrier, which sold it to the Belgian Alfred-Alexandre Bonnie in 1997. Both white and red wines are classified as Cru Classé des Graves. The vineyards cover a total of 47 hectares, of which 41 hectares are planted with the red wine varieties Merlot (45%), Cabernet Sauvignon (45%) and Cabernet Franc (10%), and six hectares with the white wine varieties Sauvignon Blanc (80%) and Sémillon (20%). The extremely long-lasting red wine is matured for up to 22 months in barriques, one third of which are new. The long-lasting white wine matures for up to eight months in 100% new barriques. The second wines (in white and red) are called "Sillage de Malartic". A rosé is called "Le Rosé de Malartic".

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