Chateau Lagrange - Saint-Julien 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Lagrange is deep in colour. It has a plush and generous bouquet with blueberry and black cherry fruit, a touch of clove and menthol developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and very pure fruit. This has a Burgundy-like allure and though there is some new oak dominating the finish, there is sufficient fruit to support that. This is potentially a very lovely Lagrange, one that I suspect will drink sooner than other recent vintages. (3.53pH, 14.6% alcohol)

WeinWisser

18 / 20

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Vinous

92-95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/3/2019

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.

Vinifera

91 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Fruits noirs frais, mentholés, attaque poivrée et fraîche, vin de demi-corps, ciselé, subtil, allonge juteuse, cru posé, raffiné.

Decanter.com

94 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2019

This rivals the 2016 for sure, although the sense of gravity is perhaps just a little less effortless as it was in that incredible vintage.
It's closed in and tight on the nose with slightly reductive notes, but it opens up after a few minutes to reveal another good quality ...

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

It is great to see Lagrange on a hot streak. The wine is full-bodied, round, ripe and loaded with tobacco, black currant, herbs, leaf, espresso, boysenberry and floral aromatics. With its concentration and depth of flavor 2018 is -- without a doubt --the best wine ever produced here. The wine will age for decades with ease.

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

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.

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2019

This is a dense wine with a balanced character that shows both richness and freshness. Its tannins are firm but are equaled by the fine black currant flavor and lively acidity.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

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

Jean-Marc QUARIN

94 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

The intense cassis and blackberry fruit is studded with graphite and licorice snap notes. Vivid from start to finish. Grippy but energetic.

Yvesbeck.wine

91-93 / 100

byYves Beckthe4/1/2019

Propriété avec une surface viticole de 9ha. Graves sur agriles et anciennes argiles bleues profondes. Pourpre violacé. Bouquet marqué par la fraîcheur et les baies noires avec des notes d’eucalyptus, de cassis et de mûres. Au palais le vin est friand, dense et parfaitement équilibré. Belle symbiose entre les tannins, qui sont parfaitement intégrés, et la structure. La finale est un peu dure mais également marqué par la fraîcheur et la persistance du fruit. L’élevage arrondira les angles. 2024-2038