The winegrowing history of Chateaus Lagrange began in 1796, when Jean Valère Cabarrus bought the property and expanded it to 300 hectares by purchasing land. After numerous changes of ownership, the estate was sold in 1983 to the Japanese distillery and wine trading multinational Suntory. Also in the case of Lagrange, the influence of an investor has had a positive effect on the quality. Today there are still 113 hectares under vines, planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (28%) and Petit Verdot (7%). Chateau Lagrange has slowly but surely become one of the figureheads of the St. Julien appellation, which is not exactly poor in great wines anyway. Lagrange captivates since the beginning of the 90s by an impressive consistency and that at an extremely fair price. Dyed-in-the-wool Bordeaux lovers have long sworn by this vineyard. The wine is aged for up to 20 months in 60% new barriques. What insiders might already know: Chateau Lagrange produces since 1997 also a white wine called Les Arums de Lagrange.