The 2018 Malartic Lagravière is every bit as compelling as it was en primeur...I loved it.
Wine Spectator Top 100 wine #9
One of our long time direct import properties. From the same owners as the famed St. Julien Chateau Talbot this beauty comes from Coteaux Varois en Provence, on 15 ha of vines with a cooler and windier terroir on deep clay-limestone slopes.
Grenache 52%, Syrah 22%, Cinsault 20%, Rolle 6%
Considerably richer and more powerful than the lighter 2021, tasted alongside. Yet not at all heavy, with a supple tannic build, draped over a dusty carriage of clove, leather, incense and five-spice. Violet, mulled cherry, olive paste and garrigue, too. ...