2024 Lagrange

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Saint Julien

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot

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Drinking Window

2030 - 2050

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“It was a rainy spring and a rainy September,” winemaker Matthieu Bordes told me. “But overall, it was not too cold and much warmer than 2021, cooler than 2023. It was an earlier vintage compared to 2021 and later than 2023. The yield is very small at 26 hl/ha, which made it easier to ripen. A lot of leaf removal was necessary to increase sun exposure. We harvested from September 26 to October 6 at 26 hl/ha, the lowest ever after 1991, sorting around 10% of the fruit at the reception using optical sorting and so forth (we were the first to use this in 2009 with Haut-Brion). It was vital to pick quickly so that you could wait if necessary. We can pick up to 18 hectares in a day. We were careful during the vinification process, fermenting between 25 and 28°C depending on the parcels with the aim to produce something smooth and harmonious. I did some reverse osmosis on the Merlot and much less on the Cabernet Sauvignon. The Grand Vin is matured in 55% new oak (20% for Les Fiefs), but I am not sure if I will age it for the full 21 months.”

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