Château Bel-Air Lagrave, Cru Bourgeois MAGNUM

Welcome to Part II of our mature Cabernet face-off! Those of you who keep a finger on the pulse of our offers know that we’ve rolled out a couple of cellar-direct, 30-years-and-up Château Bel-Air Lagrave bottlings over the past several months. We count them as one of our shrewdest direct imports to date, as they have offered a breathtaking snapshot into the fascinating world of mature, traditionally crafted Left Bank Bordeaux with perfect provenance. The ‘90 was exquisite and the ‘86 was a terroir-driven thoroughbred—but even they pale in comparison to today’s third and final wine: a MAGNUM from 1985, an extraordinary vintage in the midst of its mature peak.Coming directly from an esteemed Cru Bourgeois estate, today’s rare gem showcases a producer who has long mastered the craft of traditional Bordeaux, and sustained patience in the cellar. For nearly 35 years, this batch of magnums evolved without any sunlight, movement, or fluctuation in temperature. What’s more, they went the extra