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Red
2008 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 117
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Dr.Cork Likes this wine: 91 points
February 10, 2024 - Needs decanting 20-30min.
Initially, the fruit is discreet, with herbal notes and spiciness. As it opens up, nice dark fruit layers are quite present while the spice and herbal notes take a second role. Rather long. Had the 2010 the day before: more fruit forward, more concentration. The 2008 falls into the classical vintages while 2010 is more opulent. Two excellent expression of the Lagrange terroir. -
Zweder Likes this wine: 92 points
January 3, 2024 - EEE January 2024 St. Estephe vs St. Julien (@ My place): The elegant and complex bouquet shows dark berries, cedar, eucalyptus and beautiful oak. On the palate juicy dark berries, good acidity, a touch of sweetness and round tannin. The wine is in fact already in a beautiful drinking stage, but no problem to cellar it for another 5 years, although I wonder if it will really improve.
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wgmccallum Likes this wine: 93 points
June 23, 2023 - Dark garnet. Dark berries, black plums, jalapeno chocolate, lilacs, a hint of toasty vanillin oak. Rich and complex fruit on the palate with a wide range of geographies, from a focused grittily tannic but aromatic core to a warm acid spread at the margins, moving into long inviting tannic finish. Medium to high acids, high tannins with a hint of grit on the palate and some smooth integration on the back.
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Philip67 Likes this wine: 93 points
April 23, 2023 - Hmm really good and giving a lot of pleasure already. Very classically styled Bordeaux. Great balance of fruit and structure. Elegant and satisfying. Drink now and over the next 20 years.
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Zweder Likes this wine: 91 points
February 18, 2023 - Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, sweet spices, herbs, sweet licorice and laurel. On the palate dark berries, beautiful and juicy, fresh acidity and round tannin. Good length.
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Pro Reviews 19
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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.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/2/2018 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
2008 Bordeaux: A Day In A Life (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)(Lagrange (saint-julien) Lagrange Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
2/1/2018 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
February 2018, 2/1/2018 (link)(Château Lagrange St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
2008 Bordeaux 10 Years on, 1/1/2018 (link)(Château Lagrange, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 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.
The World of Fine Wine
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December 2012, Issue #38 (link)
(Château Lagrange 3ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/4/2012 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/19/2012 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2011, Issue #34, Re-Visiting the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage: Is It Superior to Both 2009 and 2010?(Château Lagrange) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2011, Issue #31, Snapshot of the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage- Really a Lovely and Classically Proportioned Year(Château Lagrange) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
October 2010 (link)(Chateau Lagrange (St Julien)) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/10/2010 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2009, Issue #24 (link)
(Château Lagrange 3ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/4/2009 (link)(Ch Lagrange St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144 (link)(Chateau Lagrange Saint Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2009 (link)(Chateau Lagrange St Julien) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
1/21/2011 (link) 91 points(Château Lagrange (St. Julien)) Dark red violet color; cassis, plum, cedar nose; tasty, plush, cassis, currant, cedar palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- 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 087000345638, 3432780019991, 3760172711087, 607921013739
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 188 (7%)
- In Cellars 1,863 (65%)
- Consumed 834 (29%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef filet, roast beefWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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