Country: France

Region: Bordeaux - Saint Julien

Vintage: 2018

Cépage: Cabernet Sauvignon (67%); Merlot (28%); Petit Verdot (5%)

Size: 750 ml

Rating(s): 95 (RP); 97 (JD); 93 (JS)

" The 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."

Jeb Dunnuck (JD) - 03/21