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| | Vintage | 2005 |  Label 1 of 340 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Lagrange (St. Julien) (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | St. Julien | | UPC Code(s) | 000000076227, 000004231554, 071570020972, 087000345638, 087000348509, 088156015147, 3251093401022, 3258691276243, 3277034836852, 3303290072328, 3394150019645, 3412950903022, 3419466154054, 3419466196993, 3700274610321, 3760172711063, 3760172711070, 3760172711087, 419466143492, 450290057503, 5050713185230, 732511015388, 807169002421, 831906008728 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 406 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by winelover1808 on 4/28/2024 & rated 92 points: hosted a 15 person wine tasting and poured this in a blind tasting; def fooled many on what it was but everyone enjoyed it. def earth and tobacco like notes around the red fruit; most preferred the Altamura cab 07 to this but it was still enjoyed by many (865 views) | | | Tasted by BernieMSY on 4/21/2024 & rated 95 points: Decanted for three hours prior to 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! (935 views) | | | Tasted by karanan on 4/14/2024 & rated 91 points: 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. (1141 views) | | | Tasted by wine_enjoyer on 4/11/2024 & rated 94 points: 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). (1211 views) | | | Tasted by steveiiiiii on 4/8/2024 & rated 93 points: 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. (1423 views) | | | Tasted by Scapolite on 3/29/2024 & rated 93 points: 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. (1483 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 3/24/2024: Grabbed another bottle of the 2005 from an open OWC as I was in a hurry and did not know what else to open for dinner at home. At least had a chance to give this for once a fairly long 2h decant. The extensive air did however not deliver any significant improvement over my earlier pnp bottles. This is a solid medium bodied left bank Bdx but just a bit underwhelming in terms of depth for what should have been an extraordinary vintage also at Lagrange. Consistent 91. (1712 views) | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 3/8/2024 & rated 95 points: Tasted this at the Chateau Lagrange Wine Dinner with Mattieu Borders at Famous Treasure hosted by Infinite Supply.
Purple in colour. On the palate the wine is creamy, with viscosity, and tension. The notes and flavours behave like sea waves: rising before subsiding before rising again.
Good level of acidity at 15 years of age. Great finesse, density and ends off with a seductive nose. (1838 views) | | | Tasted by Mpickup on 3/6/2024: 40th birthday! (1823 views) | | | Tasted by HeavyPourWine on 2/28/2024 & rated 94 points: From Mag. Drank at Gwen Restaurant in LA with friends for my 50th birthday. Decanted for an hour. Wonderful pairing with 30 day aged ribeye. Wonderful wine and meal. Brad - heavypourwine.com (1898 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/6/2024: Really in a fine place right now. A touch medicinal but quite good. (2935 views) | | | Tasted by King_Arthur on 1/19/2024 & rated 93 points: Excellent nose! Fresh, dark fruits, but also something dark. Very smooth on the palate, over time starts to live up with what one smells in the nose. Very elegant, could have more body. Long finish. Definitively giid to drink now, no need to wait any longer. Tannins fully built in. (2605 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 1/11/2024 & rated 91 points: Drank over 2 days from a bottle kept in the fridge. Seemed very, very slightly corked, but I kept asking myself whether underneath was a better wine than the 05 Phelan Segur opened a few days earlier. Am a big Lagrange fan as it’s one of the best classified growth values in my eyes but while their 2005 shows plenty of juicy, dark berries and cedar, the Phelan Segur seems to show more depth (and the 2000 Lagrange seems the more sophisticated wine). Try again in 1-2 years. (3178 views) | | | Tasted by HOS on 12/29/2023 & rated 93 points: PnP. Currant, earthy, medium bodied with good finish. (2703 views) | | | Tasted by HENNO1 on 12/23/2023 & rated 92 points: ….finally drinking although other 05s definitely are not. Many years ahead but tannins now integrating and nice balance with the fruit. It will improve with a few more years but very nice now (2468 views) | | | Tasted by tak4 on 12/22/2023 & rated 92 points: Excellent. Blackberry, leather, spice on the nose. Palate has clear tertiary characteristics even though visually the wine doesn't betray its age. I don't think this is designed to go much further so I would suggest drinking now. (2176 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 11/7/2023 & rated 94 points: Commanderie de Bordeaux: Chateau Lagrange with Mathieu Bordes (Paris Dining Club, Mpls, MN): Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over an hour plus. I think this had about 30 minutes in decanter. This was showing great, earthy, leather, ripe, cassis, black raspberry, spice, gravel and tar. My red wine of the night. (3392 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 11/5/2023 & rated 97 points: The fourth of five wines tasted with a good friend over a long afternoon and evening. Tasted alongside the same vintage Certan de May.
Equally gorgeous and powerful. Layered waves of correct perfume and flavors. Resplendent Saint-Julien! Medium plus acid and medium to medium plus tannins will keep this evolving for at least another decade.
Tasting this after the profoundly satisfying 1989 Montrose validated its exceptional quality. Off-the-chain QPR and worth seeking out, even at current pricing. 96-97. (3526 views) | | | Tasted by mafi71 on 10/28/2023 & rated 95 points: Utmärkt Bordeaux
Passar fint till Boeuf Bourgogne (2977 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 10/16/2023 & rated 89 points: Left bank bordeaux 2008 and older (BLVD): It was neat to try the 1995, 2000 and 2005 all in one flight. The 1995 was at peak and fully mature, with a complex and tertiary frame. The 2000 was not quite ready yet, still tannic and slightly primary. The 2005 was nowhere near ready, with primary fruit and un-integrated oak. I'll be drinking my 1 bottle of the 2005 in 10 years. (3458 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 10/15/2023 & rated 92 points: Monthly Tasting Group: Bordeaux 2008 and Older (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Small taste. Sappy, cassis, ripe and supple, round too, oak, but restrained. 92+ to 93pts. (3103 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 9/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Medium red color. Mature nose with cigar box, red currants, blackberry, tobacco. Medium+ body, medium acidity, medium tannins and very long finish. Palate consistent with nose. 93-94+ range.
Has aged beautifully. (3079 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 9/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Visits in Bordeaux; 9/18/2023-9/19/2023 (St Julien, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol): This was the final wine poured at my visit to Chateau Lagrange and they certainly saved the best for last. The nose is expressive and layered with well balanced and elegant tones of red cherries, raspberries, spice cake, tobacco leaf, savory herbs, bell peppers, warm mushrooms, rose petals, and a touch of cedar. The Medium bodied feel is polished and refined with medium acidity and resolving, medium tannins that still have a lovely silkiness. While I wouldn't necessarily call this mature, it sure is close to it. This is really easy to love and shows off a lot of expression and balance. (1763 views) | | | Tasted by Snowey on 8/25/2023: Shabbat dinner before Liz going to burning man. With ribeye steak. Absolutely lovely. Nose showed Bordeaux typicity and flavors showed high acidity, smooth tannins and great balance. I think it’s time to drink. (3338 views) | | | Tasted by JDB on 8/13/2023 & rated 93 points: Delicious, very tasty on the open and even better with some air. I am no Bordeaux expert but i am not sure i can see this getting any better. Had with seared duck breast a great pairing (3240 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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RJonWine.com (2/16/2008)
(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) 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/18/2008)
(Château Lagrange (St. Julien)) Dark red violet color; nice, herbal cassis nose; approachable plum and cassis palate, but lacks complexity; medium finish 89 points |
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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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