1990 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)

Community Tasting Notes (316) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  4/6/2024 - doug374 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This bottle followed a rich fruit forward CA cab and this first seemed a bit too restrained and retiring. In time it was clear the first bottle was clouding the perceptions of the wine. We discovered this was a good expression of a classic Bordeaux. The fruits were blended with light smoke, vanilla and minerals. Tannins were completely tamed and smooth.

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  4/1/2024 - fbevans83 Likes this wine:

  I can claim no expertise in scoring here, but I've had enough aged Bordeaux to know that this is a good one. The cork disintegrated on the way out, but the wine was untarnished. 1 hr decant. Lovely floral notes on the nose, and all of the classic tertiary notes that one would look for in an old Bordeaux, while still retaining a some fruity notes. Soft and delicate with age, but still showing solid tannic structure and power after 34 years. Only missing the length of aromatic finish of higher end wines. Excellent value for aged Bordeaux. Highly recommended.

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  1/6/2024 - Cremuel Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Bob's cellar. Pnp, pale red, bricking but still looks really good. Violets, loganberries, slight aged forest floor funk nose. Still warm and lively, nicely tinged with age. Lovely peppery tannins open the batting, very in control. Cork in absolutely perfect condition. Will try again a few hours.
  Wine is still a good rich red and solid in the glass. Aromas are cassis, kirsch, understated forest floor, tobacco tones also swirl around the glass. This is powerful and excellent. Tasting shows its strength after all these years. It's a mass of dense fruit, black cherry, cassis and damsons, underpinned by some pencil lead, tannin, tobacco and cedar. Classic 90's aged St Julien. Absolutely rock solid and superb.

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  12/27/2023 - doug374 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A deep ruby coloring blocking virtually all light. Deep flavorful fruit with cherry, apricot and current alongside light smoke and vanilla. Very ready to drink now not in decline but no reason to delay.

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  12/15/2023 - Redteeth wrote:

  This bottle was acquired on release and stored in good conditions, although not climate controlled. I used an Ah-so to pull the cork. The cork was very fragile and broke up in the bottle even though good care was to remove it. The wine was thoroughly decanted and allow to sit about four hours before serving. There was a lot of sediment. The wine was in good shape with dark color, and good aroma and taste. The fruit had matured but not disappeared. It was a pleasure to drink and fun to consider that it was 33 years old. It was served alongside of a 2000 Beychevelle. This bottle compared nicely but was a bit more austere. The cork situation concerns me about holding this vintage longer.

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