2018 Château Lagrange, Cru Classé St-Julien

2018 Château Lagrange, Cru Classé St-Julien

This has transparency and sweet-fruited suppleness. It's expressive without excess weight and density and there's a lovely precision to the finish.

Critic score
93.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    68% Cabernet Sauvignon
    27% Merlot
    5% Petit Verdot
  • Maturity
    Ready 2024 - 2040info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13%

Tasting notes

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Lagrange opens a little closed and broody, slowly revealing cedar chest, tar, pencil shavings, camphor and fragrant earth scents with a baked plums and warm cassis core plus a hint of yeast extract. Full-bodied and jam-packed with black fruits and earthy accents, it has a solid frame of firm, chunky tannins and just enough freshness, finishing on a persistent mineral note.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (April 2019)
(93—95+)/100

This is lovely - powerfully aromatic right from the off, it’s clearly well-structured with tannins and a good acidity alongside dark fruit flavours, from damsons to loganberries, but not overly sweet. This is a fairly savoury and masculine take on the vintage, as the Moueix wines often are - they fly in their own universe and make wines with real impact and longevity.

Jane Anson, Decanter (April 2019)
(93)/100

This is a very velvety-textured Lagrange with blackberry and purple-fruit character. Lavender and black-tea undertones. Full body. Long and caressing.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2019)
(93—94)/100

The 2018 Lagrange is off the charts. Bold, plush and beautifully resonant in the glass, the 2018 possesses tremendous richness and textural intensity. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, espresso, mint and licorice build in a racy, sumptuous Lagrange loaded with personality. The 2018 is one of the best recent vintages I have tasted. Tasted two times.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2019)
(92—95)/100

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