Chateau Lagrange 2018

- 95 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Lisa Perrotti-Brown: "Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Lagrange explodes from the glass with bombastic notes of crème de cassis, chocolate-covered cherries and baked red and black plums with suggestions of rose oil, cedar chest, pencil lead and hoisin. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has fantastic vibrancy for the ripeness, packed with juicy black fruits and compelling tension with a finely grained texture to support, finishing on a lingering mineral note. Nicely done!"

- 94 Punkte WINE ENTHUSIAST, Roger Voss: "This smoky wine still shows some wood aging flavors. Structure comes from this wood aging as well as the rich blackberry-fruit tannins and concentration. The succulent Cabernet Sauvignon is ripe and full. It needs time, so drink from 2026."

- 93 Punkte WINESPECTATOR, James Molesworth: "Rock solid Cab here, with mouthwatering black currant and blackberry fruit flavors laced with a graphite edge and innervated with bramble, tobacco, bay and violet notes through the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2023 through 2035. 20,800 cases made."

- 94 Punkte VINOUS, Antonio Galloni: "The 2018 Lagrange is charming and gracious. Sweet, lifted aromatics and mid-weight structure give the 2018 tons of immediacy. Bright red berries, blood orange, mint, spice, rose petal and cedar build with time in the glass. Polished, silky tannins grace the beautifully persistent finish. Best of all, the 2018 will be ready to go with only minimal cellaring."

- 93 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Mit frischen Orangenzesten unterlegte reife schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Pflaumen, zarte Kräuterwürze im Hintergrund. Saftige Kirschfrucht, feiner Nougat, angenehme Extraktsüße, reife, tragende Tannine, ein Hauch von Feigen, salzig-zitroniger Touch im Abgang."

- 94 Punkte DECANTER, Jane Anson: "Beautiful reflections through the body of this wine, with fresh acidity, and an attractive sense of uplift through the palate, although the actual fruit is a little subdued right now, which as it opens shows damson and bilberry. There is real tannic frame, and build-up on the finish as you see just how concentrated these dark fruits are. Drinking Window 2026 – 2044"

- 18 Punkte Rene Gabriels BORDEAUX TOTAL, Andre Kunz: "Kunz Fassprobe 19: Mittelkräftiges, seidenes, frisches Bouquet, Heidelbeeren, Cassis, Zedern, Graphit, Kohle. Dichter, klassischer, eleganter Gaumen mit viel feinem Tannin, dichtverwobener Struktur, kräftiger, dunkler Aromatik, feiner Frucht, langer, frischer Abgang."

- 97 Punkte 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."

- 17 Punkte VINUM: „Sehr ausbaugeprägt in dieser Phase, dadurch etwas verschlossen; beginnt kompakt und dicht, entwickelt etwas bloss liegende, eckige Gerbstoffe, die aber gut den Alkohol ausbalancieren. Der Ausbau wird für grössere Harmonie sorgen. Trinkfenster 2030-2040“