Lagrange

The history of Lagrange dates back to 1796, when it was acquired by Count Jean Valère Cabarrus, Napoleon's Finance Minister in Spain. He expanded the estate by purchasing numerous vineyards plots and remained the owner until 1825. Château Lagrange was classified a Third Growth in 1855. In 1983, the Suntory group, the leading Japanese wine and spirits firm, acquired Lagrange and invested heavily in a spectacular renovation. Priority was given to the vineyard, followed by refurbishing and modernising the vat room and cellars. Today, Lagrange has 117 hectares of vines. Efforts undertaken since the 1980s include plot-by-plot vineyard management. Each variety from each of these plots is fermented separately in order to fine tune the final blend. This results in the best balanced wine that best represents the potential of Lagrange year in, year out. Château Lagrange is also one of the rare estates in the Médoc to produce a white wine: Les Arums de Lagrange. Above and beyond their focus on quality, Bruno Eynard and his team also show great respect for the environment in everything they do.