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Red
2005 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Community Tasting Notes 329
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BernieMSY Likes this wine: 95 points
April 21, 2024 - Decanted for three hours practice tasting.
Inky dark purple color.
Rich mouthfeel with velvety soft tannins; this one is an outstanding example of a perfectly aged claret. Wonderfully integrated with layers of delicious black fruit, supported by interesting secondary and tertiary flavors. Consistent over two bottles.
This one is really outstanding!2 people found this helpful Comment -
karanan Likes this wine: 91 points
April 14, 2024 - Decanted 2 hours - a great wine, but not excellent until the last glass. I should note that my wife absolutely loved the wine from the first sip. Next time, will decant for 4 hours which might do the trick. Not much fruit left but some berries detected. It was silky and did feel higher in acid, but that didn't take away from the wine itself. Overall, I was expecting more. I don't feel like the wine is going to develop further, but I think this will last another 5 years or so.
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wine_enjoyer Likes this wine: 94 points
April 11, 2024 - Spectacular. The ‘05 vintage provides this Lagrange with elevated quality. Round, balanced, and complex. Can’t wait to try more Bordeaux from this year.
Colour: deep garnet.
Tannins: high.
Acid: high.
Texture: velvety.
Finish: long.
Aromas: sour cherry, leather, slightly earthy, and floral (violets and roses).2 people found this helpful Comment -
steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 93 points
April 8, 2024 - Two hour decant helped this bottle a lot. Drinks nicely with tertiary aromas there but not dominating. A clean, classic bdx with cassis, cedar, tar and leather. Drinks now with air but will also develop/improve from here.
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Scapolite Likes this wine: 93 points
March 29, 2024 - Deep ruby, opaque in the center, with some bricking on the rim, showing its age. There is still some translucent rim despite it being 19 years old. There are some legs as well.
On the nose, quite a beautiful bouquet with a great mix of earthy and fruity notes. Leather, wet earth, tobacco, forest floor, some cocoa and peppercorns, black currants, blackberries, cedar, and black plums. There is also some greenness to this in bell peppers. This is quite complex and elegant.
On the palate, tannins are somewhat resolved but it is still somewhat astringent. Medium bodied, with a great mix of leathery and black fruit notes, similar to the nose, and are balanced with the upfront acidity, with a medium plus spicy finish.
Complex and elegant, this is drinking very nicely.4 people found this helpful Comment
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Pro Reviews 22
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/13/2021 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
August 2021, 8/1/2021 (link)(Château Lagrange St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Charles Curtis MW
Bordeaux 2005 retrospective, 6/26/2021 (link)(Château Lagrange, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Lagrange 1959-2015 (Dec 2020), 12/1/2020 (link)(Lagrange (Saint-Julien) Lagrange Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification(Château Lagrange (St. Julien)) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/23/2017 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2016, 4/1/2016 (link)(Château Lagrange St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/29/2015 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
January 2015, 1/1/2015 (link)(Château Lagrange St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/1/2013 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/10/2010 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
November 2009 (link)(Chateau Lagrange St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/18/2009 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2008, Issue #15, Château Lagrange: Traditional Claret in the Heart of St. Julien(Château Lagrange) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2008, Issue #13, The 2005 Bordeaux Vintage: A Snapshot of a Few Communes(Château Lagrange) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/6/2007 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
October 2007 (link)(Chateau Lagrange St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Chateau Lagrange Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Chateau Lagrange Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/11/2006 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
2/16/2008 (link) 91 points(Château Lagrange (St. Julien)) Dark cherry red color; toasty oak and espresso nose; big, plum, cassis and toast palate with good structure; medium finish (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot)
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By Richard Jennings
1/18/2008 (link) 89 points(Château Lagrange (St. Julien)) Dark red violet color; nice, herbal cassis nose; approachable plum and cassis palate, but lacks complexity; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Julien
- UPC Codes 000000076227, 000004231554, 071570020972, 087000345638, 087000348509, 088156015147, 3251093401022, 3258691276243, 3277034836852, 3303290072328, 3394150019645, 3412950903022, 3419466154054, 3419466196993, 3700274610321, 3760172711063, 3760172711070, 3760172711087, 419466143492, 450290057503, 5050713185230, 732511015388, 807169002421, 831906008728
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 403 (3%)
- In Cellars 9,298 (70%)
- Consumed 3,511 (27%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
and wild rice, Biff, Braised Spinach Beancurd with mushrooms., Duck, Elg, Fugl, Lam, purple cabbage, Småvilt, Stale french fries that are all wobbly.Who Likes This Wine
98% Like It 122 votes
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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