Chateau Lagrange

Saint-Julien

3ème Grand Cru Classé

last update : Friday 12 February 2010

This estate was in a sorry state after World War II, and up until it was acquired by the Suntory group in 1983. Helped by advice from Professor Emile Peynaud and Michel Delon of Léoville Las Cases, major renovations were carried out and state-of-the-art techniques introduced.
The superb early 19th century château is surrounded by vines on two siliceous-gravel rises.
Producing rather supple wines in the 1970s thanks to the high proportion of Merlot (45%), this grape variety's share now stands at 30%, which is more traditional for the Médoc. Recent vintages of Lagrange are deep, with rich tannin.
Approximately 80% of production is exported.
The estate has also produced a few thousand bottles of Les Arums de Lagrange every year since 1997. This dry white wine is made from a 4 hectare plot planted with 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillion, and 10% Muscadelle.

WINE PRODUCED BY THE ESTATE

Lagrange, Les Fiefs de Lagrange (second wine), Les Arums de Lagrange (dry white)

COMPARISON WITH AOC - SAINT-JULIEN

Vintage	Absolute score	Relative score to the Appellation	Standard deviation

2008	90.5	99.4	1.68
2007	88.7	98.5	2.38
2006	90.6	100.1	1.77
2005	88.2	99.2	3.67
2004	87.4	100.2	3.77
2003	87.6	100.1	2.97
2002	86.6	99.0	4.13
2001	85.6	99.5	3.94
2000	85.2	97.0	4.45
1999	86.6	99.8	3.74
1998	86.9	98.9	3.79
1997	85.9	99.0	4.92

TASTING NOTES

Alain Bringolf - 04/2007

Aromas of oak, cedar, and ripe red fruit.
Dynamic and mouth-filling to start out with, but the middle palate is less convincing, and there is something not quite right about this wine. The taste is typically Saint Julien, however it lacks concentration and length.
Below average for Lagrange.