The 2011 Château Lagrange offers a balanced and refined profile with polished tannins and pretty fruit. Aromas of raspberry, red cherry, and eucalyptus lead into a medium to full-bodied palate with notes of milk chocolate, currant, and a touch of black spice. The wine is fleshy on the attack, with a tight tannic structure and a long finish. Though it shows the austerity of the vintage, it maintains the classic balance of St-Julien. This approachable wine has potential for aging.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 91
Published: Feb 18, 2014

A balanced, refined 2011 with very polished tannins and pretty fruit. Medium to full body with shaved-milk-chocolate and currant character. Give it three or four year to soften. Better in 2017. 

Decanter | D 90
Published: Feb 19, 2021
Drink: 2021-2036

Raspberry and red cherry on the attack, clear eucalyptus and black spice. Dry cedar notes on the finish that can mark out Bordeaux as it ages, and it shows the austerity of the vintage, but it also shows St-Julien balance. 60% new oak barrels.
Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol: 13.00%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon 32% Merlot 6% Petit Verdot

The Wine Advocate | RP 86
Published: Apr 30, 2014
Drink: 2015-2027

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. I awarded the 2006 Chateau Lagrange a very high score when I tasted it from barrel. It does nothing to dispel my optismism in bottle after ten years. It has a lively, quite vivacious bouquet with blackberry, briary, cedar and violet scents, almost Margaux-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine grip in the mouth. The acidity here is well judged, extremely well focused with impressive weight and structure on the finish, backed up by that tobacco-stained fruit. You cannot go wrong with Lagrange in this vintage. Tasted January 2016. 

chateau-lagrange.com

THE VINTAGE
Unusual climate with April and May exceptionally hot and dry. June, July and August are more ?oceanic? with an alternative of very hot and rainy weather. September is moderate like in the last years. 

TASTING NOTES
Much more accessible than the 2010 vintage, Lagrange 2011 presents notes of blackcurrant and slightly peppered cherry. The woody notes are perfectly integrated with a dominant mocha and caramel taste. Fleshy in the attack, with an interesting acidity that gives it a tight tannic structure. Long in the finish, it is an approachable wine for the near future but has potential for remarkable ageing.