Château Malartic Lagravière was named in honor of the Count de Malartic, a French admiral and former owner. Bought by Alfred-Alexandre Bonnie from Madame Ricard in 1996, Malartic's vineyard has undergone radical transformations, and the winemaking facilities have also been seriously updated. Every detail of wine production is electronically monitored, including cellar temperature.

The carefully tended vineyard is located on a series of isolated plots with gravel, shelly limestone, and clay soil.

From the very beginning, the Bonnie family has always aimed to give Château Malartic Lagravière a more attractive, expressive style.

The château also produces an excellent dry white wine from a 6 hectare plot planted predominantly with Sauvignon Blanc.

In the Bottle

Once reputed to produce rather austere, hard wines, Château Malartic-Lagravière's winemaking techniques changed radically after the estate's acquisition by the Bonnie family in 1996.

Quality has improved remarkably since the turn of the 21st century thanks to low yields and optimum ripeness. Some vintages of Malartic Lagravière before the Bonnie era are worthy of interest (1982, 1986, and 1990), but 2006, 2005 and 2003 Malartic-Lagravière are truly excellent. A good quality/price ratio from 2000 onwards.

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Malartic-Lagravière (dry white and red), Sillage de Malartic (second wine), Rosé de Malartic