Château Lagrange 2010 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, fruity, complex and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a small freshness as well as a multi-layer side. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, crushed raspberry and small notes of violet associated with touches of small quite ripe wild red fruits, cassis as well as hints of cornflower, cuben pepper, saffron, sweet spices, a discreet hint of camphor, vanilla and an imperceptible hint of underwood. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, mineral, slightly tight and offers gourmandize, a good definition, tension as well as a controlled richness, a fine density, minerality and energy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy blackberry, fresh wild cassis and small notes of quire ripe small red fruits associated with a touch of plum, cherry seed, violet, a racy minerality as well as hints of nutmeg, sweet spices, a very discreet hint of tobacco and a subtle hint of truffle. Tannins are justly firm. Sapidity on the finish/persistence. Good length.