Showing better from bottle than barrels, the 2021 Château Lagrange has a healthy ruby/purple hue with a gorgeous nose of blackcurrants, violets, chalky minerality, and graphite. It’s rich, medium-bodied, with a concentrated, layered mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. It’s a seriously impressive, layered, concentrated 2021 with tons to love. The blend is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, aged 21 months in 50% new barrels. Give bottles 2–4 years and enjoy over the following 15+.

The 2021 Lagrange has a ton of potential. Bright Cabernet inflections lead into a core of red/purplish fruit. This mid-weight, gracious Saint-Julien is all class, all the way. Layered and super-expressive, Lagrange is a winner in 2021. Tasted two times.

A firm and silky red with medium body, fresh acidity and an orange-peel and berry aftertaste. Refined and bright.

The 2021 Lagrange is a strong effort, offering up notes of dark berries, pencil shavings, licorice and loamy soil, followed by a medium- to full-bodied, lively and nicely concentrated palate with lively acids and youthfully structuring tannins that assert themselves on the finish, reflecting the record-high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. This is one 2021 that will reward a bit of patience.