Lagrange - Saint-Julien 2005

Wine Advocate

87

par Robert Parker le 30/06/2015

The 2005 Lagrange comes across as somewhat masculine, tannic and austere. The oak is under control, which is always good to see, but the wine lacks charm and sweetness, although there is some nice concentration and body. Give it another 4-5 years and drink it over the next two decades.

Jancis Robinson

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par Jancis Robinson le 09/02/2015

Dark crimson. Scented, mineral nose. Really quite aromatic. Lively and relatively light but with excellent tannins and life to it. Not an extreme 2005 but a wine with the concentrated dryness of the vintage. Solid. Impossible to imagine drinking this without food! 13% Drink 2022-2038

Wine Advocate

94

par Neal Martin le 11/08/2014

Tasted at the château for a 30-year vertical tasting. The 2005 Lagrange is a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 9% Petit Verdot picked between 21 September and 10 October. It has a lifted, much more concentrated bouquet with blackberry, cedar, mint and cigar box, leaning slightly to Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, intense red berry fruit laced with cedar and tobacco, building nicely to a structured, extremely well balanced finish that frankly puts previous vintages in the shade. There is a lovely spicy tingle on the aftertaste with that faint coffee tinge. This is the first vintage you could drink now, but I would prefer to cellar for 3 or 4 more years. Drink 2016-2030+ Tasted March 2014.

Jamessuckling.com

96

par James Suckling le 23/07/2014

Stunning now. A fabulous nose of currants, crushed raspberry and blackberry. Full- bodied, with perfectly integrated tannins and a long, caressing finish. Drink or hold.

Wine Advocate

94

par Neal Martin le 13/06/2009

Tasted single blind at Southwold. A very fresh, well-defined nose with blackberry, damson, graphite and cedar – natural and elegant. The palate displays superb concentration even compared to the strong line-up of Saint Julien 2005s. Cedar and blackberry on the entry, a little earthiness that I have not notice previously but still that superb balance and focus with a harmonious finish. Succinct. Wonderful. Drink 2012-2030. Tasted January 2009.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/06/2008

Medium red-ruby. Reticent but sweet nose offers plum, black cherry, minerals and bitter chocolate. Thick and powerful but with excellent vinosity and sweetness as well as a slightly exotic character to the red fruit and spice flavors. Deep, slow-mounting wine that builds impressively on the back end. The tannins here make those of the 2006 seem a bit rigid by comparison. I was struck by the thought that Lagrange has done consistently well in the last three vintages, and that each effort is an accurate reflection of its year.

Wine Advocate

91

par Robert Parker le 07/05/2008

Sweet, toasty, oaky notes interwoven with hints of black olives, blackberries, cassis, and spice box are found in this densely saturated ruby/purple-hued 2005. While rich, with impressive concentration and purity, it is also tannic, full-bodied, and painfully backward and foreboding. This is another long-term prospect that will require patience. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2027.