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Chateau LAGRANGE St.-Julien 2005
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MSRP: $80.00
Your Price: $57.90
You Save: $22.10 (28 %)
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Item Number: 000229
Manufacturer: Chateau Lagrange
Manufacturer Part No: A000000000229
Size: 750ml Condition: NRB
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This St. Julien estate has seen its share of hardship and ownership
changes. Believed to have once been home to an order of the Knights
Templar in the 14th century, the Bordeaux château was acquired by Baron
de Brane, of Mouton and Brane-Cantenac fame, before being turned over
in the late 18th century to Napoleon's finance minister, who
significantly expanded the vineyard. However, it wasn't until a century
later that Lagrange wines achieved superior quality under the care of a
vineyard manager named Galos, who transformed the vineyards' drainage
system. Until the 1983 vintage, the third-growth estate was
floundering, producing less than stellar wines. Two years prior, the
Cendoya family, who had owned the estate since 1925, sold it off to an
eager Japanese wine and spirits conglomerate, Suntory. Under government
recommendation, Suntory spent $4 million on renovations ($10 million to
date) under the supervision of winemaker Marcel Ducasse, former
apprentice to Professor Peynaud.
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