Chateau Lagrange • St-Julien, France
Château Lagrange is the classically styled grand vin of this historic Third Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Médoc, drawin…Château Lagrange is the classically styled grand vin of this historic Third Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Médoc, drawing on one of the appellation’s largest contiguous gravel vineyards dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and Petit…Learn More »
$150
/750ml
2005 Retail Average
96
/100
2005 Pro Rating
Ripe black fruits, graphite and warm spice pour from the glass of 2005 Château Lagrange, leading to a concentrated yet beautifully composed palate. The wine’s fine, woven tannins wrap around flavors of dark cherry, plum, cigar box and savory earth, giving impressive depth and a firm structure that promises further development. This is a powerful, classic Saint-Julien from a great vintage, already thrilling but still with plenty in reserve.
Roast lamb with garlic and rosemary; dry-aged ribeye steak; duck breast with red wine jus
Château Lagrange is the classically styled grand vin of this historic Third Growth estate in Saint-Julien, Médoc, drawing on one of the appellation’s largest contiguous gravel vineyards dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and Petit Verdot. Typically vinified in temperature‑controlled steel and aged around 20–21 months in a high proportion of new oak, it is known for its structured yet velvety tannins, deep black-fruit and cassis character, and refined, cedar‑and‑graphite complexity that lend it both clear Saint‑Julien identity and stron…