chateau lagrange 3eme cru classe st julien

Château Lagrange

Château Lagrange, 3ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2003

Name: Château Lagrange, 3ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Lagrange
Price: 791.47 GBP

90/100

Inside Bordeaux

89/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

91/100

The Wine Independent

88/100

Vinous

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2003
12x75cl
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£791.47

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Critic Reviews

91/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2003 Lagrange is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and 10% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-brick in color, it needs a little swirling before bursting out with scents of dried blackberries and plum preserves leading to suggestions of unsmoked cigars and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate has a sturdy frame of chewy tannins and plenty of freshness to support the muscular fruit, finishing savory.

drinking window 2024 - 2030

date of review 07/2024

88/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2003 Lagrange is similar to the previous bottles at the vertical. The nose shows desiccated red fruit, fig and dusty bureau. It's just missing a little presence and vitality now at 20 years of age. The palate is medium-bodied with a savory entry, quite leathery (though there are no Brettanomyces). It's nicely balanced, although I cannot see this repaying continued cellaring. Tasted at the château.

drinking window 2023 - 2033

date of review 08/2023

90/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

The earliest vintage since 1989, with picking beginning on September 11 through to 25. Cigar box, clove and turmeric spice on the nose. The lower natural acidity is replaced by an oyster shell salinity, and although the fruit has faded a little, it is still mouthwatering and ready for sharing. 48% 1st wine in this vintage. 3.6ph. Eric Boissenot consultant.

drinking window 2022 - 2032

date of review 03/2022

89/100

Robert Parker,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

An attractive juicy, medium-bodied, dark ruby-colored effort, the 2003 Lagrange offers some cassis fruit, but not a great deal of complexity, especially compared to the finest wines of St. Julien. Still well-made and intact, it can be drunk over the next 5-7 years.

drinking window 2014 - 2021

date of review 08/2014

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.