Château Lagrange
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
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Dense dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, licorice, chocolates, spices, dark coffee, vegetables, herbs and black pepper.
Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate and fruit forward with blackberries, black currants, black plums, tobacco leaf, cedar, light earth, spices, dark coffee, herbs, dark chocolates, peppercorn and black tea.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious 15 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from the great 2010 vintage in Bordeaux. Rich and extracted. Complex and engaging. Powerful and spicy.
Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel. Fruit forward and interesting.
Drinking very nicely now and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food, like a big piece of steak.
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Aged in (60% new) French Oak barrels for 21 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$120.
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Dense dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, licorice, chocolates, spices, dark coffee, vegetables, herbs and black pepper.
Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate and fruit forward with blackberries, black currants, black plums, tobacco leaf, cedar, light earth, spices, dark coffee, herbs, dark chocolates, peppercorn and black tea.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious 15 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from the great 2010 vintage in Bordeaux. Rich and extracted. Complex and engaging. Powerful and spicy.
Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel. Fruit forward and interesting.
Drinking very nicely now and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.
Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food, like a big piece of steak.
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. Aged in (60% new) French Oak barrels for 21 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$120.
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
2010, A great Saint Julian Grand Cru which surprisingly for a 2010 is already approachable today, it has a deep garnet color, a complex nose with lairs of black currents, plums, cherries, covered by black chocolate, sweet spices and a touch of licorice, a full rich body, with smooth rich tannins, a great balancing acidity and a long rich fruity finish. A great demonstration of the depth richness and complexity of the 2010 vintage. My score 90, drink to 2024 perhaps longer.
2010, A great Saint Julian Grand Cru which surprisingly for a 2010 is already approachable today, it has a deep garnet color, a complex nose with lairs of black currents, plums, cherries, covered by black chocolate, sweet spices and a touch of licorice, a full rich body, with smooth rich tannins, a great balancing acidity and a long rich fruity finish. A great demonstration of the depth richness and complexity of the 2010 vintage. My score 90, drink to 2024 perhaps longer.
Jul 2nd, 2015
Aromas of raspberries and blueberries on this giant carry through on the palate. Pomegranate and currant emerge on the tongue with notes of tobacco and cocoa. The tight tannins are showing that they need another 10 years to soften.
Aromas of raspberries and blueberries on this giant carry through on the palate. Pomegranate and currant emerge on the tongue with notes of tobacco and cocoa. The tight tannins are showing that they need another 10 years to soften.
Jun 24th, 2014
High expectations.
NOSE: Cassis, black (dark, ripe) cherries, a little mulberry, mint jelly, minerals, a little tobacco, a little cedar, coffee. All very restrained. Smells nice. Like Bordeaux.
TASTE: very good. Tobacco and a little smoke right off the bat … fragrant wood (cedar) … then dried berries. Some definite black pepper too - almost a little Syrah-like. Very dry, balanced, elegant. Makes me think of … parchment. I like ‘em a little fruitier, but it’s great anyway. I would call this a wine lover’s wine. And should kill with the steak I’m about to have….would be great with steak au poivre. Happy birthday to me. 93.
High expectations.
NOSE: Cassis, black (dark, ripe) cherries, a little mulberry, mint jelly, minerals, a little tobacco, a little cedar, coffee. All very restrained. Smells nice. Like Bordeaux.
TASTE: very good. Tobacco and a little smoke right off the bat … fragrant wood (cedar) … then dried berries. Some definite black pepper too - almost a little Syrah-like. Very dry, balanced, elegant. Makes me think of … parchment. I like ‘em a little fruitier, but it’s great anyway. I would call this a wine lover’s wine. And should kill with the steak I’m about to have….would be great with steak au poivre. Happy birthday to me. 93.
Wanted to try a bottle to know what to expect. This will be great in another 5-10 years.
Wanted to try a bottle to know what to expect. This will be great in another 5-10 years.
Jan 8th, 2021