Chateau Lagrange, Saint-Julien, France 2022 Philippe Livera (Domaine des Tilleuls) Try from 2024

Try from 2024

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This Chardonnay is crafted using hand-harvested grapes fermented with native yeasts and aged in a combination of French oak barrels and stainless steel

it saw full malolactic fermentation and 11 months in 40% new François Frères barrels

farmers were given a jug of wine to take them through the following day

Chateau Lagrange, Saint-Julien, France 2022 Philippe Livera (Domaine des Tilleuls) Try from 2024A classic Saint Julien third growth, Chateau Lagrange's 2022 is dense and structured, with blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite and cedar over firm, fine grained tannins and excellent length. James Suckling 95 points.