Château Lagrange 2025
St-Julien 3ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£182.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: |
| ABV: 13.6% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2032 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot | |
Critic scores
94-96 RP, 93-95 NM, 92-94 AG, 93-94 JS, 95-97 JD, 93-95 LPB, 94 JA, 95 DC, 90-92 JL, 93-95 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2025 Lagrange shows excellent potential, offering up notes of cassis, dark berries and violets, framed by a subtle touch of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, deep and dense, with a concentrated core of fruit, sweet tannins and a long, penetrating finish, it's a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, checking in at 13.6% alcohol. Representing half the estate's production, its mid-palate depth and amplitude reflect the decision to harvest the estate's Cabernet Sauvignon late, between September 21 and October 10."
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Lagrange was cropped at an average of 30 hl/ha, lower for the Cabernet, with 13.56% alcohol. It was picked from September 8 until September 24 and matured in 60% new oak barrels. This has a sublime bouquet that actually reminds me of the 2020, beautifully defined with blackcurrant, iodine and touches of violet petals. The oak is very well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with granular tannins, fine acidity, gentle but insistent grip. Quite compact towards the finish, this has a linearity that I really admire, imparting a sense of classicism and "coolness". This is an excellent Lagrange from Mathieu Bordes and his team."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Lagrange is bold, explosive and full of life. Broad, supple contours envelop the palate, releasing layers of dark-toned fruit, cedar, mocha, dried herbs and espresso. The 2025 builds nicely, gaining volume and persistence over time. This is a strong showing. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Enjoyably sleek, another great vintage of Lagrange, delivers dark chocolate, coffee bean, precise, fine but plentiful tannins, edges of clear squid ink on the finish, good stuff. Yield 32 hl/ha. 50% new oak."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Beautiful vibrant colour in the glass, bright pink. Fragranced blue fruit and floral aromas on the nose. Soft and supple, a nice vibrancy and energy straight away with such juicy acidity – blueberry and cranberry - with salty, crushed stone-edged tannins that give a dense grip and linger on the finish. Good balance of power and energy with sleekness and finesse. Freshness is there as is layering of elements. Powdery milk chocolate and flint on the finish. 3.52pH. Ageing 21 months, 60% new oak, 40% one year old."
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Julien; 77% Cabernet Sauvignon; 18% Merlot; 5% Petit Verdot; a final yield of 32 hl/ha; pH 3.52; IPT 71; 13.5% alcohol; finally tracked down at the CVBG tasting at Château Belgrave it not having been presented at the UGCB press tasting). This has a lovely focussed and quite vertically ascendant purity to it. It's very dark berry fruited, like many. Here we find mulberry and blueberry with a little loganberry bringing additional freshness. Glossy in texture, very fine and refined in its gentle elegance. Some St Juliens struggled, this not at all. Sapid and juicy on the aerial finish. I like it very much."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Lagrange was cropped at an average of 30 hl/ha, lower for the Cabernet, with 13.56% alcohol. It was picked from September 8 until September 24 and matured in 60% new oak barrels. This has a sublime bouquet that actually reminds me of the 2020, beautifully defined with blackcurrant, iodine and touches of violet petals. The oak is very well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with granular tannins, fine acidity, gentle but insistent grip. Quite compact towards the finish, this has a linearity that I really admire, imparting a sense of classicism and "coolness". This is an excellent Lagrange from Mathieu Bordes and his team."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Lagrange is bold, explosive and full of life. Broad, supple contours envelop the palate, releasing layers of dark-toned fruit, cedar, mocha, dried herbs and espresso. The 2025 builds nicely, gaining volume and persistence over time. This is a strong showing. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Enjoyably sleek, another great vintage of Lagrange, delivers dark chocolate, coffee bean, precise, fine but plentiful tannins, edges of clear squid ink on the finish, good stuff. Yield 32 hl/ha. 50% new oak."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Beautiful vibrant colour in the glass, bright pink. Fragranced blue fruit and floral aromas on the nose. Soft and supple, a nice vibrancy and energy straight away with such juicy acidity – blueberry and cranberry - with salty, crushed stone-edged tannins that give a dense grip and linger on the finish. Good balance of power and energy with sleekness and finesse. Freshness is there as is layering of elements. Powdery milk chocolate and flint on the finish. 3.52pH. Ageing 21 months, 60% new oak, 40% one year old."
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Julien; 77% Cabernet Sauvignon; 18% Merlot; 5% Petit Verdot; a final yield of 32 hl/ha; pH 3.52; IPT 71; 13.5% alcohol; finally tracked down at the CVBG tasting at Château Belgrave it not having been presented at the UGCB press tasting). This has a lovely focussed and quite vertically ascendant purity to it. It's very dark berry fruited, like many. Here we find mulberry and blueberry with a little loganberry bringing additional freshness. Glossy in texture, very fine and refined in its gentle elegance. Some St Juliens struggled, this not at all. Sapid and juicy on the aerial finish. I like it very much."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com