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Lagrange 2008
HED39824
75 cl
13%
£65.00
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Lagrange 2008 is a classic Left Bank Cabernet-dominant blend from Saint-Julien hailing from a vintage known for its freshness and precise structural integrity. The palate is medium-bodied and tightly structured defined by firm high-toned tannins and a precise acidity. Flavours are focused showing red plum pencil lead and dried herb notes. It is a wine built on classic linearity and structural definition that demands bottle age to fully integrate its firm components.
93 Jane Anson
Campfire, charcoal and sweet brioche notes, blackcurrant pasille, still plenty of tannins at 14 years old, with structure and architecture, mint leaf and bitter chocolate as it unrolls. It holds its nerve from start to finish, offering unwavering flavours and excellent persistency. Good quality, ready to drink but no need to hurry. An important year for Lagrange, where the new vat house had double the capacity of the previous one. Although not entirely finished until 2010, the technical parts were ready for the 2008 harvest, allowing for far more precise plot by plot picking, with 102 vats in the cellar for 103 plots in the vineyard, eliminating the need for a 3rd wine. A beautiful late harvest vintage also (after a cool summer), with picking beginning on October 6 through October 23. 40% of production went into the 1st wine, 60% new oak for ageing.Jane Anson23rd March 2022
92 Vinous
The 2008 Lagrange was picked from 6 to 22 October. It has an intense bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and damp earth aromas that are nicely delineated. The palate is detailed and less stocky than I noticed on a bottle a couple of years ago, perhaps finally managing to muster the grace and elegance that I was looking for. The tannins feel fine and there is impressive precision on the tobacco-infused finish. Excellent. Tasted at the Lagrange vertical at the estate. Neal Martin1st December 2020
86 Jancis Robinson
The 2008 Lagrange is composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet in color, it needs a little coaxing to bring out notes of baked black cherries, boysenberry preserves, and warm cassis plus wafts of sauteed herbs, damp soil, and tapenade. The medium-bodied palate is lively, with firm, chewy tannins and subtle fruit, finishing a little short and firm. Drink up!Lisa Perrotti-Brown25th July 2024
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