Malartic Lagraviere - 2005 (750ml) Reims and Montagne de Reims and remarkable spicy characters

and remarkable spicy characters

97 points- The Wine Advocate

it has barely budged since its early days in cask

a seductive

Malartic Lagraviere - 2005 (750ml) Reims and Montagne de Reims and remarkable spicy charactersPerhaps the strongest wine I have ever tasted from Malartic Lagravire, the 2005 has a dense ruby purple color and a wonderfully sweet nose of crme de cassis, graphite, and soil undertones. Medium bodied., smoky, with classic scorched earth, Graves like aromatics and flavors, this wine displays impeccable winemaking, with pure fruit, medium body, and gorgeously long, rich flavors and moderate levels of tannin. The wine should be relatively drinkable in