LES FIEFS DE LAGRANGE 2017
Château Lagrange is located in Saint-Julien, in the Bordeaux region. It was classified Third Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification. In 1790, Jean-Valère Cabarrus, shipowner and influential merchant, invests in the property and builds its commercial distribution. He had the Tuscan Tower built by Visconti in 1820, which had become the emblem of Château Lagrange. The Japanese group Suntory, under the leadership of its president Keizo Saji, acquired the estate in 1983. Marcel Ducasse was then recruited alongside Kenji Suzuta to lead this in-depth restructuring of the vineyard and begin the renovation of the estate. Today a new tandem, Matthieu Bordes and Keiichi Shiina, are pursuing a second phase of investments. On the total surface of the property of 157 hectares, 118 hectares are planted with vines.
Les Fiefs de Lagrange is the château's second wine. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. The selection of bunches is made according to the grape varieties, the age of the vines, the maturity of the plots and the origins of the terroirs. The vinification is carried out in stainless steel vats, with a fermentation period of 15 to 20 days. The wine is blended and then aged for 12 months in Bordeaux oak barrels, with 25% new oak.
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot