"The 30% Cabernet Franc in the blend makes all the difference to this rich perfumed wine. It has tannins and plenty of spicy flavors from wood fermentation and aging. The secret, though, is that it also has rich layered blackberries and the acidity to give the wine a lift. Drink from 2020. - Roger Voss"
- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (September 2017), 90 PTS
GOLD MEDAL
- Concours de Bordeaux 2016
GOLD MEDAL
- Concours International de Lyon 2016
"A blend of 80/20 Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Chateau Maltus spent 18 months in French oak before bottling. This deep ruby/purple-colored Lalande-de-Pomerol boasts outstanding notes of chocolate covered cherries, blackcurrants, dried earth, and licorice. With medium body, a rounded, mouthfilling texture, and supple tannins, it’s an incredibly charming, delicious 2016 to drink over the coming 8-10 years."
- Jeb Dunnuck (March 27th 2019), 90 pts
- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (May 2019), 90 pts
"Fermented in new barrels, this wine is richly structured and full of dense fruit. Vivid blackberry flavors give the wine a strong line in fruitiness, acidity and tannins. The wine deserves to be aged. Drink from 2022. - Roger VOSS"
- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (February 2020), 91 pts & Cellar Selection
"Sixty-year-old vines and a blend with 70% Merlot have produced this richly dense wine. The structure and the fruit are well integrated giving a wine that is smooth, ripe with blackberry fruits and touches of wood-aging flavors. The wine will age, so wait to drink until 2023. - Roger VOSS"
- Wine Enthusiast (February/March 2021 double issue), 91 pts
