February 27, 2024 - Really nice showing. Enjoyed at Crossroads Kitchen (Vegan Restaurant) in LA. Went well with all of the dishes (fake sausage, fake calamari, fake cheese starter, etc). Brad - heavypourwine.com
November 7, 2023 - Commanderie de Bordeaux: Chateau Lagrange with Mathieu Bordes (Paris Dining Club, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. Drank a glass over an hour. CS55, M41, PV4. Medium-full bodied, laefy tobacco, cassis, soft cedary earthy notes, with some red fruits on the palate. Pleasant. 90-91pts.
September 18, 2023 - Visits in Bordeaux; 9/18/2023-9/19/2023 (St Julien, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol): The nose is wide open and balanced with dark red cherries, cranberries, red currants, pencil lead, some fruit cake, savory spices, and some fresh herbs. There is good depth with this having a real expressive side that is enticing. The Medium/full bodied feel shows off the balance of the nose while having a classy side that is backed up by medium acidity and softer, medium+ tannins. The tannins while note resolved, don't exactly stand in the way. This can certainly benefit from a few more years of aging, but it doesn't feel like one that you would want to age out for 20-30 years.
March 31, 2023 - Chateau Lagrange (St. Julien) visit with GM - dinner and tasting (Raleigh, NC): Red raspberry on the nose, quite open on the nose. Palate a bit more strict than the nose would have indicated. Well balanced structure and the tannins are very refined. Nothing outstanding, a very good wine, a luncheon wine with good food. Good value and can age a little and improve/open up.
September 4, 2022 - Quite chuffed with this, very nice
April 11, 2022 - Passable, plausible but clearly just a pedestrian wine.
March 19, 2020 - Chateau Lagrange Wine Dinner at KOMA. Mr Sylvain Menard, business developer of Chateau Lagrange absence due to covid19 travel restriction. KOMA’s modern Japanese cuisine paired with St Julian classified Third Growth. Organised by Grand Vin.
Aperitif: 2016 Les Arums de Lagrange Blanc
Flora, peach, lemon. Aromatic bouquet and well balanced on the palate.
Miso Glazed Eggplant and DIY Spicy Tuna paired with Les Fiefs de Lagrange 2014 and 2015.
2014 is more enjoyable than 2015, as its in the matured drinking cycle and with medium- tannin. 2015 is starting to drink well with adequate decanting. Both vintages display spices, cassis, and black fruits.
Chicken Negrima and Unagi Robata paired with 2008 Chateau Lagrange.
2008 is a good drinking vintage right now. Although it has less tannin and acidity than in 2005 and 2000, it currently offers pleasure drinking. Smoke, coffee, tobacco, black fruits. Drink now to 2025.
Wild Mushroom Fried Rice paired with 2005 Chateau Lagrange.
WOTN. Firm tannin, high acidity. Chocolate, spices, coffee and tobacco. Can last easily another 10-15 years.
Prime Sirloin Steak 150g paired with 2000 Chateau Lagrange.
Full-bodied black fruits with tobacco, spicy, cassis, earth notes. In its perfect drinking window. The acidity and tannin go very well with the medium-rare steak.
Dessert Sesame Profiterole paired with whatever is left.
March 11, 2020 - Ein netter Saint Julien Zweitwein mit ausreichend Finesse und Saftigkeit für den jungen Genuss. Ein Bistroklassiker mit geringem Trinkwiderstand. Der Preis ist ambitioniert.
March 4, 2020 - EEE March. 2020; Bordeaux GCC; 1st and second wines randomly (@ MG): The bouquet is still a bit locked, but shows lactic cherry flavors. On the palate red and dark berries, cherries and sweet spices, chocolate, a lot of round acidity and tannin. Good length. A wine with a good future of at least 5 - 8+ years. 89+
February 24, 2020 - Im Vergleich zum 2017er sind die Gerbstoffe stumpfer, unreifer, mehr im Vordergrund. Nase etwas verschlossen, macht gerade ein Tal durch. Fast pflaumig, wuchtig am Gaumen.