Chateau Malartic Lagraviere, Pessac-Leognan, France 2016 Beychevelle This powerful wine has a

This powerful wine has a dry

This is a very precise chardonnay with cooked apples

with plenty of fruit and bright acidity

and apricot-like notes all emerge from the 2019 Château Guiraud

Shows strength and

Chateau Malartic Lagraviere, Pessac-Leognan, France 2016 Beychevelle This powerful wine has aI love the deep and complex nose, in which the cassis and mint of cabernet sauvignon are beautifully married to the more generous blackberry of ripe merlot and the vanilla and toasty notes from the oak are marvelously integrated. On the palate it creeps up on you slowly; the first impression is ripe yet delicate, then the fine grained tannins charge through and light up the sky. Very long finish. 96 Pts James Suckling