Château Lagrange
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine.
(Notes this year were avoided, but scores are honest.)
Annual Fall seclusion at our cabin in the Rangeley lakes region of Maine.
(Notes this year were avoided, but scores are honest.)
2000 | Red Blend
(65% Cabernet Sauvignon / 28% Merlot / 7% Petit Verdot)
Château Lagrange
Grand Cru Classé (3ème), Left Bank
Bordeaux; Médoc, St-Julien, France
(93-94; Drink 2030-40)
Ripe black currant, damp leather, pencil lead, raspberry-fig bar; Dried black cherry, chocolate espresso cake, faint vanilla. Decanted 10H.
Paired with long braised (local, Columbia Co. NY ❤️) lamb shanks, charred carrots w/ maple glaze and garden mashed potatoes. A great 2023 Easter dinner, BDX is the best pairing for lamb, of many preparation styles.
(We're finding that the cats also enjoy a savory lamb dish. 😉)
2000 | Red Blend
(65% Cabernet Sauvignon / 28% Merlot / 7% Petit Verdot)
Château Lagrange
Grand Cru Classé (3ème), Left Bank
Bordeaux; Médoc, St-Julien, France
(93-94; Drink 2030-40)
Ripe black currant, damp leather, pencil lead, raspberry-fig bar; Dried black cherry, chocolate espresso cake, faint vanilla. Decanted 10H.
Paired with long braised (local, Columbia Co. NY ❤️) lamb shanks, charred carrots w/ maple glaze and garden mashed potatoes. A great 2023 Easter dinner, BDX is the best pairing for lamb, of many preparation styles.
(We're finding that the cats also enjoy a savory lamb dish. 😉)
Nose has blackberry compote, green vegetable notes, pencil lead, dried cherry, warm carbon steel, blackberry jam and faint cedar closet.
Palate has dried blackberry, cherry, dried blueberry with integrated but mild tannins.
Purchased in February 2005; $37.
Paired to grilled lamb chuck (shoulder) chops.
Cork pulled for slow oxidation, 12H.
57% Cabernet Sauvignon / 36% Merlot / 7% Petit Verdot
A very solid showing, but in the drink-now-stage from 2022-2026. Glad we opened to enjoy tonight.
Nose has blackberry compote, green vegetable notes, pencil lead, dried cherry, warm carbon steel, blackberry jam and faint cedar closet.
Palate has dried blackberry, cherry, dried blueberry with integrated but mild tannins.
Purchased in February 2005; $37.
Paired to grilled lamb chuck (shoulder) chops.
Cork pulled for slow oxidation, 12H.
57% Cabernet Sauvignon / 36% Merlot / 7% Petit Verdot
A very solid showing, but in the drink-now-stage from 2022-2026. Glad we opened to enjoy tonight.
Drinking so well right now. This was a solid bottle of Bordeaux 🔥
Drinking so well right now. This was a solid bottle of Bordeaux 🔥
Aug 21st, 2020
A bit of funk at the start but blew off quickly, really started to sing after about an hour decant. Enjoyed with bone-in pork chop and fettuccine pasta with broccolini and cherry tomatoes. Mild stewed prunes and leather were predominant on the palate throughout...nice overall Bordeaux.
A bit of funk at the start but blew off quickly, really started to sing after about an hour decant. Enjoyed with bone-in pork chop and fettuccine pasta with broccolini and cherry tomatoes. Mild stewed prunes and leather were predominant on the palate throughout...nice overall Bordeaux.
Sep 11th, 2019
Ready to drink. Soft and supple.
Ready to drink. Soft and supple.
Apr 28th, 2019
Excellent 2016 vintage. Very complex, polished tannins and long finish. A bargain for a top left bank Bordeaux.
Excellent 2016 vintage. Very complex, polished tannins and long finish. A bargain for a top left bank Bordeaux.
Jan 28th, 2019
From the outstanding ‘10 vintage, bold and rich with great depth and structure. Notes of black currant, blackberry and hints of spices and graphite
From the outstanding ‘10 vintage, bold and rich with great depth and structure. Notes of black currant, blackberry and hints of spices and graphite
Jun 30th, 2018