2023 Les Arums de Lagrange
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The 2023 Les Arums de Lagrange features notes of grapefruit, juicy pears, and fresh pineapple that pop from the glass, leading to hints of coriander seed and white pepper. The light to medium-bodied palate is racy and refreshing, with plenty of citrus and tropical fruit layers and a steely finish. The blend is 73% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Semillon, and 12% Sauvignon Gris, with pH 3.20.
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
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A blend of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Sémillon, the 2023 Les Arums de Lagrange evokes aromas of confit citrus, herbs, white flowers and grapefruit, followed by a medium-bodied, fresh and lively palate that segues into a mouthwatering, delicate finish. Despite this varietal-inflected style, this is a great effort. It has a pH of 3.2 and 13.3% alcohol.
The 2023 Les Arums de Lagrange was picked from 29 August. Light pear and Golden Delicious scents emerge on the nose. It’s quite pretty, if not the most complex white that you will find in the Médoc. The palate is balanced with white peach and Anjou pear and lightly spiced toward the finish. Drink it over the next two or three years.
Crisp green apple, hints of citrus and white stone fruit and some pear and clementine notes. Smells clean and fresh. Fresh and lively, bright and round. Lemon leanness with some peachy fleshiness and a hint of both honey and wet stone minerality. A lovely dash of sweetness nicely balances and counters the acidity with some soft spiced and bitter grapefruit edges giving the frame. Well balanced, really easy to drink yet on the refreshing side of the spectrum. A great white in 2023. Ageing seven months in oak barrels, 40% new oak. 3.2pH.
About the producer
Now with 118 hectares under vine, Ch. Lagrange is a Third Growth, owned by the Suntory group since 1983. Their investment in the property has paid off, today producing benchmark Saint-Julien.