Domaine de Lagravière has always been renowned for the quality of its terroir, and was purchased at the end of the 18th century by the family of Count Hippolyte de Maurès de Malartic. The property was bought by Madame Arnaud Ricard in 1850. who added the name Malartic to that of Lagravière in homage to former owners. Enjoying a great reputation since the turn of the century last year, Château Malartic-Lagravière is one of the only six crus classified as both white and red in the Graves classification of 1953. In late 1996, the Château took a new direction with the arrival of of the Bonnie family.