We had Ch. Lagrange 1998, 2009, 2012 against Ridge 2005, 2009 and 2012.
Ch. Lagrange is the largest single vineyard of a third growth in Medoc. This is different from some chateaux that have larger vineyard areas but are comprised of multiple, non-contiguous pieces of property. The plantings are composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. We had tasted a number of Ch. Lagrange as a standard French Bordeaux wine. To counter, we selected Ridge of Napa, California. The historical Paris competitions pushed Ridge onto the international fame. The legacy was still alive.

Glass No.

Wine

Year

Grape

Region

Yen

Shop

Rank

1s

2s

Ls

A

Ridge Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

2012

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

California, USA

27000

Okuyama san's cellar

1

4

2

1

B

Ridge Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

2009

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

California, USA

27000

Okuyama san's cellar

3

1

2

0

C

Ch. Lagrange, St. Julien

1998

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Bordeaux

10500

Okuyama san's cellar

5

2

2

5

D

Ridge Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

2005

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

California, USA

25000

Okuyama san's cellar

2

3

3

1

E

Ch. Lagrange, St. Julien

2005

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Bordeaux

4800

Okuyama san's cellar

6

0

0

2

F

Ch. Lagrange, St. Julien

2013

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Bordeaux

9800

Okuyama san's cellar

4

1

2

2

Dinner wines;

Salade de calamar, Legumes a la grecque

サラダ

Filet de Beaf Rossini, Sause Perigueux

牛フィレ肉とフォアグラのロッシーニ、ペリゴールソース

Figue rotie, Glace a la lavende, sauce au sirop d'erable

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