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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SussexSB on 1/26/2022 & rated 91 points: Feel a little like Robin Hood or better, The A Team, righting some wrongs, needing to respond when a potential injustice occurs.
En magnum, but this is tip top. Easy 91. Little bit further to go, and with additional resolved tannins (yes, more settling to come), this might score a little higher. Smoky box wood. Not utter refinement but sometimes good to have a bit of rough in the mix. Proper quaffage. Stay large format. Dark fruit and walnut shells. Bravo. (1729 views) | | | Tasted by RayOB on 10/15/2021 & rated 91 points: Drank at 67 (M)
Still very drinkable and young (1712 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 10/31/2020 & rated 92 points: Filling-level into the neck. The cork was soaked, but intact. Good, medium to dark garnet colour. Classic profile of dark fruit (black currant, cherry, blackberry and plum), mushroom, vegetal notes, cedar, leather, graphite, smoke, spices and cinnamon, all carried by harmonious acidity, with fine, mostly resolved tannin and very good length of the mildly balsamic finish. Not the most concentrated, but a smoothly textured, balanced and very harmonious expression of aged St. Julien. In a good place! Drink now. (2259 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 11/30/2019 & rated 88 points: Fading. Drink up. (2437 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 12/15/2018 & rated 93 points: Lovely, mature, mellow, elegant, pretty claret. Pure, plush raspberry fruit, pencil, cedar, mineral unfolding with air. A smokier profile two hours in. Considering that Suntory's first vintage here was 1983, this is a pretty rapid about-face for quality at Lagrange. 92-93 (3408 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 5/8/2018 & rated 88 points: Chateau Lagrange dinner (Blacksalt, Washington DC): The first bottle was corked. The second bottle is quite green. Light concentration and slightly diluted for my palate. (3262 views) | | | Tasted by jvjp on 7/29/2017: We had this wine on my daughters 50th birthday. Marvellous smokey nose, very intensive bouget. Nice well balanced mouth, smooth but surprisingly long aftertaste for a wine of 32 years of age. Tar. Overall 91 points. (3100 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Monthly Tasting Group HWS #117; Bordeaux St. Julien except Léoville wines.... (By VD and @ VD): Beautiful wine still and a really long time since I tasted this. The bouquet is mature, complex and beautiful with some barnyard and farm animals, earth, coffee and cedar. On the palate red and dark berries, chocolate, mushrooms, tobacco, fresh acidity and tannin with a pleasant bite. Some slightly salty impressions as well. (3728 views) | | | Tasted by Richard P Howden on 3/25/2016 & rated 91 points: Remarkable for 30 years old - slight bricking, classic tobacco, red fruit and leather nose; very rich and smooth on the palate. Some fruit and tannin left, and very long in the mouth, with some nice acidic bite and a few remaining tannins. This bottle surpassed expectations - very good indeed. (3793 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_lvr on 8/1/2015 & rated 92 points: °°° Bordeaux 1985 °°° (Emmen, Switzerland): Wow, next to all the other 1985s in this flight this was the clear highlight. Clear intensive red. Nose shows plenty of red berries and hints of coffee. Still powerful, nice balance, plenty of fruit left and now at its peak. Now hurry to drink (4809 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 1/23/2013 & rated 90 points: Bright garnet in the glass, evident bricking. Delicious nose of polished antique furniture, soy-sauce, dried cherries, cigarbox and mixed spices. In the mouth this is medium bodied and classically structured. Completely mature, of course. No tannines left. Still quite fresh and showing good complexity through interesting notes of cinnamon, cloves, damp earth, wet barrels, sweet plums. At the end of the evening, hints of iron and dried blood turned up. This is best drunk at the table next to a light, but hearty meal, and served just beneath room temperature. 17.5/20 (5470 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 3/12/2009: My comments echo those of Zweder below. I expected very little and this wine more than delivered. Seemed remarkably young and rich in flavor (5452 views) | | | Tasted by Gerhard3 on 12/7/2008 & rated 89 points: Zurückhaltende, elegante Nase: Schüchterne Frucht, angenehmer grüner Ton. Im Mund mittleres bis volles Volumen, gute Struktur und Tannine, noch sehr fest. Etwas knappe Frucht. Sehr guter Wein, aber “singt” nicht. Am nächsten Tag ähnlich, die Nase öffnet sich kaum. Ex-Icono, für mich offen. (89/!00) (749 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 6/17/2008 & rated 87 points: Mature and complex bouquet with some barnyard. Soft and juicy, some pleasant sweetness, pepper and soft tannin. Surprisingly fresh for a wine of this age. (5356 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 5/2/2008 & rated 90 points: Lagrange and Poujeaux @ my place (Netherlands): Cedar, cigar/tobaccoleaf, lavas, coffee, pencil. Lovely, velvety mouthfeel. Perfectly matured and best of my bottles to date. Previous ones seemed a little OTH. 17,5/20. (4956 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/26/1994 & rated 89 points: Bordeaux, St. Julien with a few extra's (@ My place): Dark and still almost purple. A lot of vanilla and butter in the bouquet. Creamy taste as well. Beautiful supple tannin and new oak. Good harmony. Still a lot of power. (4697 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/1/1988 & rated 91 points: Deep dark purple. Refined and rich bouquet with good and creamy fruits and well dosed oak. Good cassis, acidity and tannin. Beautiful wine with a very good future. (1093 views) |
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Vinous, Lagrange 1959-2015 (Dec 2020) (12/1/2020)
(Lagrange (Saint-Julien) Lagrange Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2016 (4/1/2016)
(Château Lagrange St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2014, Issue #53, 1985 Claret The Finest Bordeaux Vintage of the 1980s
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View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2008, Issue #15, Château Lagrange: Traditional Claret in the Heart of St. Julien
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Vinous, September/October 2004, IWC Issue #116
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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
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
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
VdB
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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