{"product_id":"chateau-lagrange-saint-julien-1998","title":"Chateau Lagrange, Saint-Julien, 1998","description":"This is a 1998 Third Growth Saint-Julien from the highest ground in the appellation, and it was made as Suntory's long rebuild of the estate was starting to pay off. After Suntory took over Lagrange, it brought in Marcel Ducasse, a graduate of the Bordeaux Institute of Oenology, to restructure the whole property. The first ten years went to an ambitious renovation, and the full rebirth took more than thirty years of investment. That puts the 1998 at an interesting point: the estate was making serious wine again. The vineyard is a single 118-hectare block on the west side of Saint-Julien, spread over two slopes of Gunzian gravel, one of which holds the appellation's highest point. Today the estate is planted mostly to Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and a little Petit Verdot. Older classified Left Bank Bordeaux rarely comes at a sensible price, but Lagrange has long sat a little under the radar compared with its more famous neighbors. Stand the bottle upright a day before you open it, and decant gently.","brand":"Private","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047936032825,"sku":"NYC-[PVT]-NC11026-110226-48-5","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-Lagrange-Saint-Julien-1998-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1793696446","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/chateau-lagrange-saint-julien-1998","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}