Les Fiefs de Lagrange Saint-Julien 2019 - Second vin

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

Nice style, close to that of a great wine, good body, with freshness to balance the high ripeness of the grapes. A perfect wine in its category, and a well-considered price that puts it within everyone's reach.

About the domain :

Like its neighbor Gruaud-Larose, this vast, homogeneous vineyard has seen its vines age and develop an intensity unknown to great wine, while over the last three years, thanks to the efforts of its current technical team, it has refined its style. His wine is a straightforward, classic, almost mineral expression of Saint-Julien's finest soils, and he confesses an undeniable community of flavor and style with léoville-las-cases, which is no small compliment. Excellent value for money.

Decanter

About the wine:

Bouquet of flowers and blackcurrant. Great sweetness and juice with roundness, lots of aromas. Soft, playful, good depth, discreet but well-balanced and well-presented. 2022 - 2030

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

About the domain :

It's often thanks to the will of the owner that Bordeaux châteaux manage to find their expression. Lagrange was unlucky, changing owners frequently. It wasn't until the arrival of the Japanese Suntory group in 1983 that Lagrange benefited from all the attention it deserved: reconstruction of the vineyard, a new vat room and, above all, a crack team led by Marcel Ducasse - replaced in 2007 by Bruno Eynard, who had assisted him for 17 years. The new vat room is now used for even more sophisticated parcel-based vinification.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the domain :

Acquired by the Japanese Suntory group in 1983, the château has rapidly established itself as a dependable and consistent name in the appellation, producing elegant, well-crafted wines that are always affordable. This vast estate is run in a serious manner, but its latest vintages, while not demeriting, have seemed a little less convincing. In a highly competitive world, with neighbors who leave no stone unturned to produce the greatest possible wines, Lagrange seems a little static, which leads us to withdraw its star.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Very clean aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry with dried flowers and sandalwood. Full-bodied but with very tight, refined tannins that run through the finish. Very well made.

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is elegant, greedy and powerful. Juicy/pulpy boysenberry, wild raspberry and a hint of cuben pepper are combined with hints of ripe black berries, plump black plum and fine points of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers tension, precision, greed and a touch of freshness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy blackcurrant, boysenberry and, more lightly, small acidic red berries, combined with touches of tangy wild raspberry and fine hints of zan, toasted hazelnut and chocolate. Good length. Elegant tannins.