{"product_id":"chateau-lagrange-saint-julien-grand-cru-classe-2018-750ml","title":"Château Lagrange - Saint-Julien (Grand Cru Classé) 2018 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDark color with purple tint on the rim, black cherry, blackcurrant, and fresh prune. Powerful and unctuous with a lot of freshness. This vintage seems to be very approachable and well balanced. Tannins are dense and very silky. This amazing wine looks like a blend between the 2009 and 2016. 2018 is the ultimate generous wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e97Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e95Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMedium 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e94Decanter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e94Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e93James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtremely 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e93Wine Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\nThis has a notable tobacco and bay leaf profile out front, followed by bramble-textured, gently mulled plum and black cherry fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarrel Sample: 90-93\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Lagrange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68103650935008,"sku":"132506","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/chateau-lagrange-saint-julien-grand-cru-classe_1_4b37481d-24d7-4b87-bf9a-e9a158b98f05.jpg?v=1792698648","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-lagrange-saint-julien-grand-cru-classe-2018-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}