LAGRANGE 2002

Pretty aromas of blackberries and currants with hints of lead pencil. Full-bodied yet very balanced, vwith a solid core of fruit and ultrafine tannins. Really well-crafted wine; Lagrange often excels in less than easy vintages. Best after 2008.

(54% cabernet sauvignon, 33% merlot and 13% petit verdot) Full medium ruby. Fruity, pure aromas of cassis, black cherry, violet, tar, licorice and chocolate. Juicy, rich and pure, with very good density and volume. Powerful, sharply delineated black fruit and violet flavors, nicely leavened by sound acids. A fruit bomb of a wine, with good volume, a very consistent mouth feel and fine, palate-coating tannins that come late. Offers excellent potential.

Displaying considerable new oak as well as copious quantities of rich, ripe fruit, fine density, and a structured, muscular style, this inky ruby/purple-colored wine will require 5-8 years of cellaring. Pure, with creme de cassis, vanilla, and spice box, this rugged, medium-bodied wine represents the poor man’s Leoville Las-Cases. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020