1949 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  11/13/2022 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points

  It’s astonishing to see how the 1949 Lagrange has evolved, aromatically mature yet still with plenty of muscle. The nose is forthcoming immediately and it’s striking how earthy it is with a dense, damp cedar much and black trumpet mushroom quality. There’s still plenty of sweet, dense raspberry fruit to balance the earth, though; this isn’t a wine that has dried out by a long shot. An appealing evergreen subtlety adds freshness and interest. The tannin totally belies this wine’s 73 years of age - its structure shows like a wine decades younger! Yet the tannin is balanced by beautiful body and a strikingly fresh acidic zip. The brevity of the finish is perhaps a reminder that Lagrange in this era was not reputed to perform at the level it does today, yet this is inarguably a lovely glass of mature Bordeaux with fruit to spare.
  
  NB very top shoulder, excellent cork, recently brought from France.

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  9/10/2016 - acyso wrote: 83 Points

  Flickinger Warehouse Tasting (Chicago, IL): One of those wines that is more interesting than good at this point. Devoid of fruit. Lots of tobacco, austere, and acidic. I found this a compelling historical curiosity to try, but as far as a beverage, there's not much that's enjoyable left in the bottle.

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  5/18/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote:

  Flickinger "Significant Cellar" Tasting (Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Very advanced old Bordeaux with some tobacco and earth elements, still just moderately interesting.

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