Chateau Lagrange

Chateau Lagrange was classified as a third growth in the 1855 Classification of the Médoc and Graves and is located in Saint-Julien, on the left bank of the river Gironde.

Historically, there is evidence that grapes were planted here in the Middle Ages and that, at the time, the proprietors owned the largest wine-producing estate in the Médoc area. It was passed between many well-known wine merchants and families throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries until the current owners, Suntory, purchased the estate in 1983.

The plantings at the château are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, as well as Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. The red wines tend to be Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant and the whites are mainly Sauvignon Blanc with equal parts Sauvignon Gris and Semillon. The grand vin is a Cabernet Sauvignon blend, aged for nearly two years in 60 percent new oak. The second wine is called Les Fiefs de Lagrange and was established in 1985. It comes from vines that are on average 30 years old, matured in French oak barrels for a year and then bottled.

The château also produces another wine, Le Haut-Médoc de Lagrange, from 18 hectares (45 acres) of gravelly soils on a neighboring commune, purchased in 2012. This wine is a more even blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and is smooth and fruit forward, ready to be drunk earlier than its stablemates. Since 1996, there has also been a dry white wine added to the Lagrange portfolio. Known as Les Arums de Lagrange, it is a barrel-fermented, Sauvignon Blanc-dominant white made in a rounded and spicy style, often with notes of citrus zest, stone fruits and vanilla.

Chateau Lagrange 為 三級列級酒莊，酒莊歷史可追朔自 1631 年，歷年來一直享有極高的評價。Chateau Lagrange 擁有 157 公頃的葡萄園，位置坐落於 Gunzian 的礫石丘 (St-Julien 的最高處)。目前種植的面積為 113 公頃，其中 4 公頃為白葡萄品種。種植比例為 65% Cabernet Sauvignon、 28% Merlot 以及 7% Petit Verdot。就如同其他一些波爾多酒莊一樣，Chateau Lagrange 也為跨國集團所併購，目前酒莊屬於日本 Suntory 集團所有。