Chateau Lagrange 2010

2010 is above all generally cold year, in fact the coldest of the last fifteen years with a winter that was particularly harsh and long. Summer brought no water resulting in a tannic richness rarely atteined in the Médoc. This year was a late picking again, just like 2008 and 2009. We started to harvest the Merlot the 29th of September and we finished the vintage on the 17th of October with the Cabernet Sauvignon. Château Lagrange 2010 is once again very marked by the Cabernet Sauvignon: 75% bringing power and finesse. Merlot: 25% and no petit verdots again this year. If we compare 2009 and 2010, the proportions of each grape variety are very similar yet the wines are truly different in style: this goes to show that figures just cannot explain everything.