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Vintage | 1995 |
Rating | 90-94 |
Classification | Médoc - 3ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Julien |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | Less than 100 € |
Château | Lagrange (Saint Julien) |
Country | France |
L'ERMITAGE DE CHASSE SPLEEN 1995
Haut Medoc
Champagne
Médoc
Pomerol
Châteauneuf du Pape
Corton
Hermitage Rouge
Côte Rotie
Licorice, blackberry and mineral undertones. Full-bodied, with silky and refined tannins. Long finish. Just about ready. Balanced and harmonious.
The 1995 Lagrange is similar to the 1996, but the fruit is sweeter, the acidity lower, and the wine less marked by Cabernet Sauvignon. The color is a deep rubypurple. The wine boasts a roasted herb, charcoal, black currant, mineral, and new oak-scented nose. Medium to full-bodied and ripe, with copious quantities of jammy black cherry and cassis flavors presented in a medium-bodied, low acid, moderately tannic style, this well-endowed, purely made wine requires cellaring.
Lovely, cedary nose, fragrant, quite a lot of oak; dry, good wine, a tannic bite on the finish but not harsh. Needs food - and time.