La Reserve de Malartic Rouge, Pessac-Leognan

Dark crimson. Improved over last two years. First night lots of Pessac tar and gravel, but still smooth and easy to drink. But the second night brought out the fruit notes with cigar box and nice full mouthfeel. This is nowhere close to the end of its life at 10 years.

2016 vintage

This is an excellent 2018 Boudreaux! With hints of blackcurrant, graphite, tobacco, cedar, refined oak, elegant, and structured. Decant for 30-45 minutes prior to drinking.

2018 vintage

Notes of plum, raspberry. Solid second. Great QPR at $29

2018 vintage

On n'ose, plum, tobacco, leather. On palate, black ripe fruits, plums, cherry. It's well balanced, medium bodied, fruit forward and easy to drink. There is quality, however it remains very classical. Much enjoyed.

2018 vintage

Surprisingly fruit forward and approachable for a Bordeaux. Lots of plum and bramble berry notes on mouth and palate. Very much a New World style. Seems perhaps even slightly off-dry? Well-balanced w/ medium plus acidity. Mild tannins. Medium bodied. Drink now.

2018 vintage

Harvest period Merlots: 29 September to 12 October 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon: 13 to 20 October 2016 Cabernet Franc: 13 October 2016 Petit Verdot: 12 October 2016 Assemblage Merlot: 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon: 30 % Cabernet Franc: 5 % Petit Verdot: 5 % Technical data Total area (A.O.C.) 53 hectares Area in red (A.O.C.) 46 hectares Geology Well-drained gravels and clay gravels on shelly limestone and clay subsoil Density of plantation 10 000 plants/ha Pruning method Guyot double Harvesting Sustainable agriculture …

2016 vintage

oak blackberry leather cassis Great aromas, a title closed in the palate, blackberry, bold, tannic, high acidity, dry finish

2018 vintage

Closed and bitter on pop and pour. Delicious kirsch on day 2. Give this lots of air, or hold for another 2 years.

2016 vintage

this was fantastic. Subtly pure fruit with just enough earthy complexity. Stellar from the pop, and great value at $29 (Costco).

2018 vintage

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Consistent throughout. The 2018 pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe black and red fruits: black currants, blackberries, raspberries, red rope licorice, leather ball glove, a touch of tobacco, a bit of bell pepper, rich organic earth, and warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium …

2018 vintage

Very solid Cabernet based Bordeaux.

2018 vintage

Dark fruits, spice, and licorice on the nose with a full and textured finish.

2018 vintage

Delightful fruit forward Bordeaux. Red fruits and cigar box notes, long soft finish and open for business. Great QPR at $15 a bottle. Perfect mid-week drinker - awesome with a NY Strip with au poivre sauce.

2018 vintage

This was a quite tasty merlot dominant blend. A pleasing 91+, but a bit too modest in aim to score higher. Fruit forward, someone below said plum and I agree. I thought this was juicy and open right now, but without being cloying or flat. Some might prefer more age, but I liked it as is. Now I want to try the grand vin and their white!

2016 vintage

QN: lightish in color, aromatically red fruited with plenty of earthy ash, moss, iron aromas, finishes light in weight, a bit hollow, a bit firm. better with food. feels very 2nd wine, un-2016... distinctive and nice.

2016 vintage

This second wine from the Chateau is nice. Not a "great wine" but definately a notch above servicable. Balanced. Rich enough. Restrained even. Not a heavy hand with the oak. Mid-palate attack is a touch gamey. Smooth finish. Would consider buying again at the right price (under $16 USD).

2016 vintage

Bright ruby red, slight age on the rim. Nose has red fruits, plums, savory herbs. Palate is medium bodied, touch of acidity and not overly complex. Cassis, vanilla, definitely has seen some oak. Finishes medium with resolving tannins. Nothing to blow your socks off, but nice bdx.

2016 vintage

Another good performance, solid second.

2018 vintage

Oak, cedar, cigar, warming spices, blackcurrant, red berry. Soft, medium acidity, medium body, medium tannin, medium- length. Fairly simple and quaffable.

2018 vintage

Deep medium ruby. On the nose: explosion of ripe black fruit, blackberry, black plum, cherry, boysenberry, bramble, slight green vegital and herb. On the palete: dry with fruit forward flavors matching the nose. Medium acidity with medium(+) smooth tannins. Medium alcohol that brings medium body. Finish of 10+ seconds. Buy again and again.

2018 vintage

Very plush wine, but not terribly complex. Should have taken better notes, but I recall plum notes at foreground. For $20, this was a very nice wine, but didn't wow me.

2016 vintage

Deep violet in the glass to a garnet red at the rim. On the nose blackberry, dried cherry, and plum. On the pallet, it is well balanced a slight vegetable quality on the mid-pallet not overly grippy and the oak notes play well with the dried berry fruit notes. The finish was not very long and didn't strike me as complex either. Not the best at 40 or more US dollars.

2016 vintage

Only a brief note. Red fruited with somewhat pronounced oak. Coffee, vanilla. Nice herbal nose, minerality, nice wine!

2016 vintage

Medium body, bien fait et bonne structure pour tenir quelques années.

2016 vintage

With dinner if Bordeaux, FR

2018 vintage

Decanted briefly. Lovely Pessac with stony minerality and super long finish of earth and mocha. Medium body that fleshed out a bit with air.

2016 vintage

Clear ruby Juicy red fruit, quite tart with a chalky gravelly finish. I found it to be a bit piercing, though the rest of the table enjoyed it

2016 vintage

Still very young, not much tannin when first open. Things started to show better after 4 hours decant. Sea salt, graphite, vanilla, espresso and some bitterness at the finishing. med finishing but gets better towards the end with med+ pretty long silky finishing.

2016 vintage

Ok. Bit on the sweet side once decanted.

2016 vintage

Medium-bodied, forward, fresh, vibrant, juicy red berries are front and center here. This will be perfect on release. Enjoy it while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop.

2018 vintage

Plush and easy going in the best possible way.

2016 vintage

Easy to like, and even easier to drink, as it's soft, round, forward, medium-bodied, ripe, smoky and filled with sweet, ripe, red berries. 89-91 Pts

2018 vintage

Kept getting better and better as the bottle was open. Rocking good stuff here.

2016 vintage

The exact same wine as Le Comte de Malartic, which is bottled exclusive for LD Vins? This is delicious!!! Notes Erin. And that is true. ripe fruit, purity, gravel, delicious.

2016 vintage

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