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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 75 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 4/20/2024 & rated 92 points: (at Elkridge Club - Baltimore) Classic and correct. Medium bodied with rounded edges. Still youthful. Hopefully complexity emerges. Good. (92) (598 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 12/7/2023 & rated 95 points: I love seeing wines continue going up in score. This vintage of Lagrange keeps getting better and better with every tasting. Now, you find a wine with depth, roundness, lift, concentration, and complexity. The fruit comes in layers with its sweet currants, edged with tobacco leaf and spice on the nose and on the elegant, silky, and fresh palate. This is showing great today, and should only get better from here. Drink from 2023-2050. (4101 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 11/7/2023 & rated 93 points: Commanderie de Bordeaux: Chateau Lagrange with Mathieu Bordes (Paris Dining Club, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. Drank a glass over 2 hours again two days later. CS75, M17, PV8. This was quite nice already, showing some medicinal notes on both the nose and palate, charcoal, cassis, briary black cherry, elegant and approachable tannins. I had this at 92+ to start and an easy 93 or slightly better 48 hours after opening. (2473 views) | | | Tasted by motuski on 10/29/2023 & rated 93 points: Finessed wine! Drank over two days - first day felt a little reticent. Next day nose and flavors exploded. Dark cherry, cassis and a hint of vanilla. Acidity is well judged and tannins are in a good spot now. Been drinking a few recent vintages of LaGrange recently and realizing how well made this is. (2391 views) | | | Tasted by kllim72 on 10/18/2023 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet, pronounce on the nose. Red fruit, cherry, oak with an earthy note. Dry, high acidity, high tannin but smooth and doesn't bite. Long finish. An outstanding wine! (2443 views) | | | Tasted by luHar1423 on 9/28/2023 & rated 92 points: I love Lagrange - first and foremost the 2005 vintage. Trying to see how approachable the 2015 vintage is, PnP a bottle.
It is a Lagrange - but still on the very young side and in its beauty sleep.
Wait another mere 5-10 years before opening the next bottle.
Convinced that as a grown-up, I am going to love the 2015 vintage - very promising AND great value for the buck! (2486 views) | | | Tasted by trumpet60201 on 8/25/2023 & rated 93 points: This has a big nose of cigar box, meats, cassis and cedar. The delicious palate (cab dominant with blackberries, cassis, and a mild pyrazine note) is a hair lean, but the finish is long, with fine tannins and nice acidity. The tannins on the finish are a bit drying. This is early in its drinking window and should last for another 20+ years. (2099 views) | | | Tasted by willmark on 4/30/2023 & rated 92 points: 30th April 2023
Served with Lamb Gyros…this wine is lovely and very gummy..perky and enjoyable..looking forward to the other bottles in the case.. (2645 views) | | | Tasted by tzelmer on 3/31/2023 & rated 91 points: Chateau Lagrange (St. Julien) visit with GM - dinner and tasting (Raleigh, NC): Cherry, raspberry, plum aromas and flavors. Very well balanced and nice concentration and length. Everything you would want in a solid St. Julien. Lately, this producer is very consistent. The tannins are very refined and already feel integrated. This is drinkable with a longish decant (few hours) and will age very well for many years. (2787 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 7/30/2022 & rated 94 points: Five 2015 Classed Growths (Left Bank) Tasted Over Several Days: Tasted over two days, alongside the same vintage Giscours.
Similar in bouquet and style to the same vintage Lynch-Bages, tasted recently. Cabernet Sauvignon shows prominently, on the bouquet and palate, with lovely Merlot accents, and seductive Petit Verdot top notes.
Lean yet expansive, sleek yet gripping, noteworthy precision, grip, and lift. Wholly expressive of Saint-Julien. The back and finish command attention! Exceptional harmony and balance throughout. Fuller on the second day.
Likely to continue its evolution through 2038-2040. Improvement seems possible. (6242 views) | | | Tasted by Psdycp on 7/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Initial nose is shy. This needed an hour in the decanter for the phenolic elements to open up and emerge from the glass. There are ripe blackberries, smoked tobacco, freshly cut cedar wood, black peppercorns and clove with a touch of gravel soil. Elegant and soft. The same aromatic traits are found on the medium-bodied palate. Good length and depth from entry to the finish. Polished and elegant structure that is still hiding some finer elements. Aftertaste is gentle, slightly bitter and lingered with some herbacous black fruits. Still evolving. Tasted best on the third day. Potential to age for at least a decade. 92-94 pts. (4570 views) | | | Tasted by Escher Cellars on 6/10/2022 & rated 93 points: Delicious, dark, dense, fruit with hints of mint/smoke/forest floor. Recommendations put this opening in 5 more years, and I agree, but too greedy and still drinking well now. Your decision. Cheers. (4901 views) | | | Tasted by ceadsearc on 5/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Chateau Lagrange 2015
On the nose, lots of sweet vanilla and oak, smoke, violets, sweet clove, powerful, dusty. The palate is opulent and rich with lots of cassis, blackberry, sweet licorice, with sweetness running throughout, but with a good balance generally. Medium to full bodied at the start but too much air thinned it out. 92/100 (4523 views) | | | Tasted by g-man on 4/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Opened an hour before trying with a strip steak. Still very young with the tannin very dominant but tamed by the fats of the beef. Great legs in the glass with strong camphor and tar on the nose. As time passes it puts on weight and rounds out slightly. This needs another 5 years to really come into its' own. Given air it is pleasant now but time will definately reward it. (4483 views) | | | Tasted by King_Arthur on 2/16/2022 & rated 92 points: Will be good on a few years time. Intense smell of dark berries, oak. Tannins are still too intense, they will build in over the next years. Corps could be fuller, but this also will improve over time Else very balanced, long finish. (3543 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Becker on 2/15/2022 & rated 92 points: From a split bottle. Unmistakably Medoc, and a good one! Primary on the nose with lots of cassis and sweet new oak, accompanied by licorice, leafs and mint. In the mouth there is serious weight, good freshness and a tannic structure, which is both substantial and gentle. Long finish. While the wine is nicely juicy and therefore quite accessible and enjoyable (as all the 2015 left bankers are which I recently tasted), it is still too raw and unevolved for my preference. More to come in 3+ years! (3552 views) | | | Tasted by 82Latour on 1/6/2022 flawed bottle: Flawed. Flat and tasteless. (3560 views) | | | Tasted by kidsmurf2000 on 12/27/2021 & rated 91 points: Drunk way too early. Nothing special at the moment, give it 5-7 years (3293 views) | | | Tasted by Genghis88 on 6/1/2021 & rated 88 points: Open 24 hours. Half bottle dropped off to me by a friend who was not going to drink the rest of it tonight due to some function he had to attend.
Rich royal purple, full bodied
Oak, vanilla, gobs of dark berries off the nose, jammy.
Tastes like the nose, but more nuanced. Medium plus finish. Nicely balanced. Just too damn young for my liking. Will definitely improve with age.
Bespoke ham and cheese sandwiches for an early dinner. (4627 views) | | | Tasted by BigGDaddy on 3/28/2021 & rated 93 points: A gorgeous classic Bordeaux. Good fruit, solid structure and a velvet finish. 93. (4619 views) | | | Tasted by King_Arthur on 2/13/2021 & rated 91 points: Still quite closed. Shows potential, next bottle in 2-3 years. (4733 views) | | | Tasted by Mario17 on 2/11/2021 & rated 90 points: Nez classique de cèdre, cassis et fruits noirs avec des épices aussi. La bouche est suave, dense, des tannins puissants mais abordables de texture, la bouche est serrée avec quand même une fraîcheur et ouverture surprenante compte tenu de la jeunesse du vin, du fruit en masse avec une longueur correcte, très bien même à ce stade. 90-91
Classic aromatics of cedar, cassis, dark fruits and some spices. The wine is dense, open for the youth of the wine and the vintage, grippy tannins that have an approachable almost silky texture, the fruit is very present, decent length at best though but a very good bottle even at this stage. (4810 views) | | | Tasted by wino_tim on 9/26/2020 & rated 89 points: From magnum. Opened but not decanted and tasted about 24 hours later. Deep, nearly opaque ruby. A youthful and notably deep nose offers aromas of black cherry, black plum, cassis, licorice, marscapone, parsley, fresh mushroom, loam and toast. Medium+ bodied on the palate with a medium+ level of round and unobtrusive tannins, medium acid, and concentrated flavors of black fruit, charcoal and earth. Tasty enough to drink right now, this really needs at least two to three more years, particularly in this format. (5619 views) | | | Tasted by fc1910 on 9/10/2020 & rated 89 points: First of six, 13,5% ABV on the label, hmmmm....,
Coravinfun: intense smell of red and dark fruit, some spice and earth,
a little unbalanced at first, the tannin with grip and some grain, with more aeration in the glass more red fruit driven, mid bodied, needs more time or a very decent decant, better hold 5+ more years, *(**-?), 89, 90(+) potential, 89 for tonight
Pnp the rest of this bottle 9/12/2020 giving it more aeration before enjoying, need some red to pair grilled meat,
more on the red fruit side, a basket full of mountain cranberry, black sweet cherry and raspberry, supporting tannin, good grip and flow, but still a little simple structured, good length, would prefer to give this one more time in the bottle, 5- 10 more years in the cellar, still around 89 ,90 for now. (5170 views) | | | Tasted by Dithiolium on 8/10/2020 & rated 91 points: Deep dark red. Aromatic fruit nose. Concentrated plums tobacco, toasted oak. Long finish, approachable tannins. (4335 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Château Lagrange (St. Julien) Producer website - Read more about Chateau LagrangeRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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