2020 Château Lagrange, Pomerol, Bordeaux

Château Lagrange is a Pomerol property that produces rich, powerful and full-bodied Pomerols that are now amongst the finest wines being produced in the appellation. It is owned by the firm of Jean-Pierre-Moueix, which also owns Château Pétrus, Château Trotanoy and Château Magdelaine.

With 150 or so producers and roughly 740 hectares of vineyards, the smallest of Bordeaux's major appellations is home to myriad bijou domaines – many making little more than 1,000 cases per annum. If the topography and architecture of Pomerol are typical, the style of its wines is anything but. The best vineyards are planted on a seam of rich clay extending across the raised plateau of Pomerol from the boundary of St Emilion.