2022 Chateau Lagrange 1,5 l - Magnum - 3eme Cru Classe St. Julien

Decanter.com – 96 pts – GH: *Juicy and intensely ripe in terms of texture - tannins are fleshy but also really cool giving this a push-pull of bright acidity and actually quite serious mineral elements of flint and liquorice. Such an appealing weight in the mouth, layered and structured with expressive fruit and lively juiciness all combining to a stylish and inviting whole. So much going on but managed with finesse and elegance. A clear success in 2022. Harvest 8-30 September. Ageing 21 months in French oak, 60% new. Tasted twice.* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 94 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Reife Pflaumen, Brombeerkonfitüre, Orangenzesten sind unterlegt, einladendes Bukett. Saftig und frisch, rote Kirschen, mineralisch, dezente Extraktsüße im Abgang, gute Länge, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial.* - 01/2023

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20 pts: *Stilvoller Langrange, charakteristischer Fruchtausdruck, Fleischigkeit und Saft werden durch erstklassige Tannine gestützt, die gut den spürbaren Alkohol ausbalancieren.* - 04/2023

WeinWisser – 17/20pts – GL, TW: *Introvertiertes Bouquet, rotbeerige Konturen, zarter Eukalyptushauch, Rosenholz und Heidekraut. Am eleganten Gaumen mit weicher Textur, feinmürbem Extrakt, nerviger Rasse und sehnigem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale verkapselt sich der Pomerol, Wacholder und Graphit, aufgerundet.* – 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 17,5/20pts – JL: *86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Dark fruit with a strong Cabernet-cassis profile. Layered and firm on the palate but fresh and digeste as well. Builds to a long, persistent finish. Linear and direct. Ageing potential.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (90-92) pts – AG: *The 2022 Lagrange is a charming, forward Pomerol, notwithstanding tannins that need élevage to come together. Cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, spice, leather and dried herbs lend notable aromatic presence to this mid-weight, charming Pomerol from the Jean-Pierre Mouiex family.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (94-96) pts – JL: *Deep in color, the nose reminds you of walking into a flower shop carrying a basket of fresh-picked berries. The wine is silky, fresh, polished, elegant, and deep, with length, soft tannins, and waves of fruit and freshness in the finish. Starting with the 2016 vintage, Lagrange has been on a hot streak and with 2022, the streak continues! The wine is produced from 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2055.* - 05/2023