Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation précise:
- Saint-Julien
- Millésime:
- 2018
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot et 6% Petit Verdot
- Terroir:
- Sols argilo-calcaires-sableux composés de graves
- Vinification:
- Parcellaire en cuves inox thermo-régulées, malolactique effectuée
- Elevage:
- Durant 21 mois en barriques de chêne français, neuves à 60%
- Degré:
- 14,5%
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2023
- Apogée :
- 2029-2043
- Boire avant :
- 2049+
- Conseil de service :
- En bouteille directement
- Servir à :
- 17-18°
Description
Château Lagrange fait partie des plus grandes propriétés de la Rive Gauche. Il est détenu par Suntory, société japonaise, notamment producteur des whiskies Yamazaki, Hibiki et Hakushu. Ce prestigieux propriétaire a permis au Château Lagrange d'atteindre un niveau d'excellence rare.
Le difficile millésime 2018 a été parfaitement négocié par le Château Lagrange. Nez de cassis, de violette fraîche, de sous-bois et d’encens. La bouche ne fait pas dans l’opulence, au contraire, elle montre beaucoup de finesse et d’élégance, particulièrement dans la qualité des tanins très soyeux.
Suggestion gourmande
Couscous royal à la marocaine.
Avis des Experts
Bettane & Desseauve
"Fin, élégant, un peu plus léger que les Léoville, mais beaucoup de finesse et de race dans le soutien tannique."
James Suckling
"Extremely perfumed with currant and blackberry aromas, as well as flowers. It medium-to full-bodied with firm, creamy tannins that frame some pretty, elegant fruit for the vintage. Try after 2024."
The Wine Advocate
"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."
Jeb Dunnuck
"The flagship 2018 Château Lagrange is a more dense, backward, serious wine, offering an unevolved yet incredibly promising bouquet of cassis, blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and violets. A big, rich, full-bodied Saint-Julien, it delivers thrilling purity of fruit, plenty of background oak, ripe, silky tannins, and a great mid-palate. This is serious stuff, but it's going to require patience. Hide bottles for 7-8 years, count yourself lucky, and enjoy over the following two decades."
Decanter
"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."
Wine Enthusiast
"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."