Château Lagrange 3rd Classified Growth - Saint Julien 2009
A place of life and culture since the Gallo-Roman era, the Templars gave Lagrange an early vineyard orientation: the noble house of Lagrange de Monteil and the Pellecalhus tenement, the hospital and chapel in the 13th century. It is not until 1631 that we can reconstruct the history of the different owners. The family of Branne, member of Bordeaux and owner of Mouton, acquired the property and contributed to its influence. In 1790 Jean-Valère Cabarrus, ship owner and influential merchant, invested in the property and built its commercial distribution. He built by Visconti the Tour Tuscany in 1820 became the emblem of the Château Lagrange. In 1785, Thomas Jefferson, then Ambassador of the United States in France, visits Bordeaux and ranks Lagrange second of the 3rd crus Classés. In 1855, Lagrange was ranked third cru, thanks to the efforts and the vision of Count Dûchatel, owner from 1842 to 1874. It innovates and creates a factory of drains, extends the field to 280 hectares of which 120 in vines. The Japanese group Suntory, under the leadership of its president Keizo Saji, acquired the estate in 1983. After more than twenty years of work, human and technical investments, Lagrange regained the fullness and recognition of his peers. A second phase of investments began in the 2008 vintage, enabling Lagrange to pursue its ambitions: to produce elegant, elegant and elegant wines, in line with the great Saint-Julien, and to shift production methods towards a more great respect for the environment and a reduction of the ecological footprint of the property.