Château La Lagune, 3eme Cru Grand Classé, Haut Medoc, organic wine, red, from 48,.0

Château La Lagune, 3eme Grand Cru Classé, Haut Médoc, red, organic wine, 2021, from € 48.10

The judgment about a wine is at best objective, always dependent on the perceptive ability and form of the day of the judge, on the time, atmosphere and the glass used. My wife and I tried the Château La Lagnune 3eme Grand Cru Classé from the Médoc on December 2nd and 3rd, 2023. Erich Hartl

Organic wine profile

• Colour: intense garnet red, almost like a plum compote
• Nose: As soon as you approach the wine in the glass with your nose, the intensely fruity scents of red berries are noticeable, almost reminiscent of a Burgundy. We let a few minutes pass and felt the aromas of blackberries and blueberries, nuances of tobacco, cedar wood, smoke, cassis, dark chocolate and sweet spices.
• Mouth: Still a little too young, you should perhaps only start enjoying it in 2025,  then this already full-bodied and beautifully accentuated, densely woven, medium-bodied wine opens and becomes softer. It will maintain its tension, elegance and harmony. The fine-grained ripe tannin will provide a long-lasting aftertaste.

Awarded organic wine

95/100 points James Suckling
94/100 points decanter
16.5/20 Jancis Robinson

Organic wine - production, Château La Lagune, Troisieme Grand Cru Classé, Haut Médoc, red, 2019

Of course, the grape harvest is carried out manually separately according to grape varieties, degree of ripeness and wine plot  and consequently also the vinification. The mash fermentation with the vineyard's own yeasts starts spontaneously and lasts approx. 3 weeks at a maximum temperature of 25 ° C.

The wine matures in barriques for 18 months.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine, dry
• Growing area: Haut Médoc, Bordeaux
• Winery - Producer: Château La Lagune
• Grape varieties: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot.
• Maceration and fermentation: with natural yeasts, 3 weeks at <25 °C, separated by grape variety and vineyard
• Aging: 18 months, 35% mature in new barriques, 35% in barriques (2nd occupancy),
• Bottler: Château La Lagune
• Content: 0.75 l
• Closure: natural cork
• Vintage: 2021
• Storable: until 2045
• Analysis: Alcohol 13% vol., glucose/fuctose 0.23 g/l, acid total 3.35 g/l, PH 3.58, SO2 free 23 mg/l, SO2 total 85 mg/l.
• Suitable for vegans
• Allergens: contains SO2
• Organic wine certified: FR-BIO-01
• Distributor: Château La Lagune, 83, avenue Europe, 33290 Ludon, France

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