Château de Malleret

Château de Malleret, AOC Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois 2015, value meets quality

While Bordeaux has a reputation for expensive bootles, ...

Crus Bourgeois - Bordeaux’s hidden gems?

Next up was a 2015 Chateau de Malleret (2020 categorisation - Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnel; 56% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot), £24.50 from Lea and Sandeman. This was a lot deeper in the glass - a properly dark crimson to it. A little bit spicier and more exotic on the nose, it had the same dark fruit notes - but I felt with added concentration. To taste this was certainly a bigger wine. More tannic structure to it, but accompanied by a more luxurious mouth-feel. I felt that the wine had a much deeper and more savoury after-taste - slightly more ”serious“ than the first wine, but that does not mean that the wine was less enjoyable. The finish was similarly long. This was my pick of the three wines.

Le haut-médoc du Château de Malleret 2015

Le nouveau

La propriété classée Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel a conclu un partenariat avec Air France qui a sélectionné les millésimes 2019 et 2020 du Château de Malleret pour être servis en business class en 2025 et 2026.

Château de Malleret - Haut-Médoc 2023

Château de Malleret 2022

Appellation : Haut-Médoc
Production : 124 000 bouteilles
Assemblage : 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot et 4% Petit Verdot
Élevage : 12 mois en barrique
Conduite du vignoble : Lutte raisonnée – Biocontrôle

Château de Malleret 2022

Medium-bodied, with an array of red and black fruits, this is forward, making it already easy to drink on release. Drinh from 2025-2035

Château de Malleret 2022

The 2022 Château de Malleret is another incredibly charming, balanced, absolutely delicious wine in the vintage. Ripe black cherries, redcurrants, spicy wood, and savory herb notes all give way to a medium-bodied, round, layered Haut-Medoc that has fine tannins and a great finish.

Château de Malleret 2022

Le nez évoque la garrigue, la feuille de tabac blond et presque un côté lardé, de jus de viande concentré. Bouche franche et complexe avec cette pointe graphite et cette finale poivrée.

Château de Malleret 2022

A dark, sweet, toasted and leathery blend from this property currently ranked as Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, with layers of black olive and liquorice from this Cabernet-rich blend. A fine composition, the finish laden with ripe structure, the lenght impressively persistent, this is clearly a wine with aging potential.