The 2010 vintage at Chateau Lagrange Pomerol benefits fully from the exceptional growing conditions that made the 2010 Bordeaux harvest one of the finest in fifty years. On the Pomerol plateau, where the Moueix family has farmed Lagrange's clay-gravel soils for decades, the concentrated, dry conditions delivered Merlot of unusual depth and structure. The resulting wine carries the 2010 vintage signature of power and longevity even at this smaller-scale Moueix estate.

Unlike the 2012, which required careful selection from a difficult year, the 2010 provided Lagrange with excellent raw material across the board. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth awarded the Pomerol appellation as a whole a vintage score of 98 for 2010, and across the plateau the best Merlot parcels produced wines of exceptional concentration with the acidity and tannic structure to evolve for decades. At fifteen years of age, the 2010 Lagrange is entering an accessible but still developing phase.

For buyers exploring the 2010 Pomerol vintage at different quality levels and price points, Chateau Lagrange offers an instructive comparison with its Moueix stablemates: the same terroir philosophy, farming practices and winemaking approach applied to a different parcel of the plateau in the finest vintage of the modern era. The wine demonstrates that the 2010's quality advantage permeated all the way down the Moueix portfolio.

Drink from now through 2030. Allow two hours of decanting. Pair with roasted beef or lamb, truffle preparations or aged hard cheese. The wine's 2010 concentration ensures considerable development potential ahead.

Deep garnet with mature brick tints. Aromas of ripe black cherry, plum, clay mineral and a note of cedar and undergrowth from bottle development. The palate is medium to full-bodied with firm but integrated tannins, good natural acidity and a persistent mineral finish. The 2010 vintage quality is apparent even at this relatively modest level.