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2001 Malartic-Lagraviere Blanc Bordeaux Blanc
Bordeaux Blanc: 750ml
$29.99
about this wine:
Production (maximum) : 30, 000 bottles
Surface area of production : 7 hectares (15 acres)
Grape varieties : 80 % Sauvignon - 20% Sémillon
Terroir : Dry gravel on clay sub-soil
Average age of vines : 25 years
Planting density : 10 000 plants/hectare
Vinification : In barrels
Ageing : Oak barrels. Renewed every year by 40% - 60%
Length of ageing : 10 to 15 months
points awarded:
WA 9292 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2004
Note: Due to space limitations, no tasting notes have been included, only my qualitative score. Obviously, the 2001 dry whites are extremely long-lived wines. They can be drunk young or cellared for 20-30+ years. I recently had the pleasure of tasting the 1962 Domaine de Chevalier, which was still incredibly fresh and lively. In many ways, these whites age even more slowly than red Bordeaux.
