2009 Château Lagrange Pomerol

I drank this sexy Pomerol a couple of nights ago in Seoul at the wine bar/restaurant Casa del Vino, which is one of the best in the city, with some friends following a few days in the capital at a cultural exchange conference called Cultural Communication Forum. It was a wonderful wine to celebrate the end of the event with my fiancée and friends and it showed how extraordinary the 2009 vintage is. The wine was so balanced and refined.

The Lagrange is an elegant yet firm Pomerol with subtle aromas of blackberries, currents, and black olives. It's full body but very compacted and tight. It shows tannins that are tucked into the fruit. I loved drinking the young Bordeaux to drink now,  but it was obvious that it would be an even more splendid bottle in five or six years. But why wait?

Bordeaux lovers often overlook this château, which is owned by the Moueix family of Trotanoy and La Fleur-Petrus fame. Yet it offers excellent Pomerol character and quality for the money in most vintages. 93 points