2018 Chateau Lagrange 3. Cru

France / Bordeaux / Medoc / Haut-Medoc / Saint-Julien 3. Cru Rouge
 
2018 Château Lagrange 3. Cru has a dark color with purple tint on the rim, black cherry, blackcurrant, and fresh prune. Powerful and unctuous with a lot of freshness.
This vintage seems to be very approachable and well balanced. Tannins are dense and very silky.
This amazing wine looks like a blend between the 2009 and the 2016.
Vintage 2018 is the ultimate generous wine.
Consultant oenologist: Éric Boissenot.
 
The Wine Cellar Insider/Jeff Leve tasting notes 95/100 (2021): "Deep in color, the wine wastes little time strutting its stuff. The spicy, fresh, vibrant red berries, cigar box, tobacco leaf, and cedar grab your attention. When the wine hits your palate with all its layers of juicy, sweet, energetic fruits, things really get going, ending with a finish that is lush, round, supple, fresh, and lively. As I wrote during the barrel tastings, this is the finest vintage of Château Lagrange ever produced! As this ages and develops more softness and nuances, the wine could score even higher".
 
Blend:
67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.

Average age of the vine: 
37 years.
 
Ratings vintage 2018:
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate: 95/100.
The Wine Cellar Insider/Jeff Leve: 95/100.
Inside Bordeaux/Jane Anson: 94/100.
Andreas Larsson: 94/100.
Wine Enthusiast: 94/100.
 
Completely situated in the village of Saint-Julien, the vineyard of Château Lagrange represents 118 hectares in red vines, spread over two hills with the slopes directed towards the North and the South, in one block. The subsoil is of clay and limestone and the topsoil is of pebbles and gravel. The climate is temperate and oceanic.

There are three Bordeaux Château called Lagrange – this one in Saint-Julien, one in Graves, and the third in Pomerol.