Les Fiefs de Lagrange 2025

Characteristics and tasting advice for Fiefs de Lagrange 2025

Tasting

Appearance
This wine reveals a beautiful deep red color, enhanced by rich purple highlights.

Nose
The bouquet is particularly aromatic and expressive, revealing superb notes of perfectly ripe fruit.

Palate
The palate offers a generous, supple and particularly charming profile. The tannins are refined, supported by a lovely freshness.

Food and wine pairings

This cuvée pairs wonderfully with grilled red meats such as beef or lamb, roasted poultry, as well as game birds. It also complements hard cheeses perfectly, such as Comté or aged cheddar.

Serving and cellaring

It is recommended to serve this wine at a temperature between 17 and 18°C, allowing it to breathe slightly before tasting. With excellent aging potential, it can be cellared until around 2045.

The charming and balanced expression of a great Saint-Julien terroir

The estate

The origins of Château Lagrange date back to the Middle Ages, but it was in 1855 that it gained its letters of nobility. Located in the heart of the Bordeaux region, this 108-hectare vineyard experienced a true renaissance following its acquisition in 1983 by the Japanese group Suntory, its current owner. Now managed by Matthieu Bordes, the estate stands out for its commitment to expressing terroir and technical innovation, placing its wines among the essential references of the appellation.

The vineyard

Second wine of this Saint-Julien estate, the Fiefs de Lagrange cuvée is produced from vines averaging 30 years of age, planted on gravel mounds.

The vintage

The year 2025 was marked by overall very favorable weather conditions, beginning with a mild winter followed by a hot, dry summer season. September, characterized by cooler temperatures, played a crucial role in slowing the vegetative cycle. The harvest thus yielded small, highly concentrated berries, offering perfect balance and avoiding any excess power linked to the summer heat.

Winemaking and aging

The grapes are harvested by hand and then carefully sorted, first manually and then by optical camera. Vinification is carried out on a plot-by-plot basis in more than one hundred temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Fermentation takes place between 26 and 28°C over 18 to 25 days, with moderate pump-overs, rack-and-returns or punch-downs. After malolactic fermentation by co-inoculation and early blending in January, the wine is aged for 13 months. This aging is divided between 80% barrels of one to three wines, 10% new oak barrels and 10% amphorae.

Grape varieties

Fiefs de Lagrange 2025 is a blend of merlot (57%), cabernet sauvignon (33%) and petit verdot (10%).