99 Points from Jeb Dunnuck — his #5 Wine of the Year 2025. That's the headline for the 2022 Château Malartic-Lagravière, and it's well earned. An incredibly concentrated, rich, and layered beauty from Pessac-Léognan, this blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot delivers awesome levels of blackcurrants, darker cherries, roasted herbs, chocolate, and scorched earth, with velvety tannins, a deep layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. James Suckling adds 97 points, calling it "one of the best ever" — surprisingly fresh for the vintage, with mineral-etched fruit, cassis, plums, spice, and a hint of violets. Jeb called it easily the finest he's ever tasted from this château, a wine that deserves 4–6 years in the cellar and will keep for two decades or more. With only 8,000 cases produced, don't sleep on this one.
99 Points
"Awesome levels of blackcurrants, darker cherries, roasted herbs, chocolate, and scorched earth all emerge from the 2022 Château Malartic-Lagravière, an incredibly concentrated, rich, layered beauty that has velvety tannins, a deep, layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. It's easily the finest I've tasted from this château and is a riveting 2022 that deserves 4-6 years in the cellar and will keep for two decades or more. The 2022 is based on 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, with the élevage spanning 20 months in 60% new French oak. There are a little over 8,000 cases of this brilliant wine.
99 Points from Jeb Dunnuck — his #5 Wine of the Year 2025. That's the headline for the 2022 Château Malartic-Lagravière, and it's well earned. An incredibly concentrated, rich, and layered beauty from Pessac-Léognan, this blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot delivers awesome levels of blackcurrants, darker cherries, roasted herbs, chocolate, and scorched earth, with velvety tannins, a deep layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. James Suckling adds 97 points, calling it "one of the best ever" — surprisingly fresh for the vintage, with mineral-etched fruit, cassis, plums, spice, and a hint of violets. Jeb called it easily the finest he's ever tasted from this château, a wine that deserves 4–6 years in the cellar and will keep for two decades or more. With only 8,000 cases produced, don't sleep on this one.
99 Points
"Awesome levels of blackcurrants, darker cherries, roasted herbs, chocolate, and scorched earth all emerge from the 2022 Château Malartic-Lagravière, an incredibly concentrated, rich, layered beauty that has velvety tannins, a deep, layered mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. It's easily the finest I've tasted from this château and is a riveting 2022 that deserves 4-6 years in the cellar and will keep for two decades or more. The 2022 is based on 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, with the élevage spanning 20 months in 60% new French oak. There are a little over 8,000 cases of this brilliant wine.
