Straight for Carbinoux to Chateau Malartic LaGraviere to a tour and lunch. They have one of the best thought out and designed winemaking facilities that we toured. Without being many stories high the manage to accomplish the impact of a gravity fed winery with excellent equipment and good design. A very modern building and very good wines. The Chateau's top wines are typically 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Their white wines are 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillion.
Following out tour we did a tasting. Here, Jean-Jacques Bonnie begins the pouring while our tour organizers Chuck Horn (center) and Kent Baum (right) who are both from San Francisco, look on. During the tasting we tasted their 2007 Argentine Wine DiamAndes (Diamond of the Andes) which is generally about 66% Malbec, their other Chateau, Gazin Rocquencourt 2009 and the 2009 Malartic LaGraviere red wine which is 60% Cabernet, 37% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.
The Malartic Gravier hateau where we had lunch following our tour.
Patricia chats with Alfred Bonnie, the owner of Chateau Malartic LaGraviere before lunch.
An Amazing desert. We had lunch with Alfred and and Michele Bonnie, their son John-Jacques and daughter Veronique. All are involved in their wine business, but the business is now run by John-Jacques. It was an amazing lunch with grilled vegetables, a wonderful veal dish, cheese and the desert above. The wines served were: 2005 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Blanc, 2006 Chateau Gazin Rocquencourt Rouge (Red), 2004 Malartic Lagraviere Rouge, 2000 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge, and 1989 Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Rouge in Magnum.
Peter and Patricia with the Bonnies. Left to Right, Jean -Jacques, Patricia, Michele, Veronique, Alfred and Peter.
Very Narrow vine rows. We generally have 6 to 8 feet of vine width in Napa. In Bordeaux, 1 meter (about 39") is standard. Next Stop Raymond Lafond
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