2010 Château La Lagune, Cru Classé Haut-Médoc

2010 Château La Lagune, Cru Classé Haut-Médoc

"Another great success from proprietress Caroline Frey, the 2010 La Lagune provides an essential drinking experience, with notes of Asian plum sauce, mulberries, kirsch liqueur and black currants. The wine also exhibits a savory, rich smokiness and subtle lead pencil shaving notes. Full-bodied and pure, combining both elegance and power, this is a brilliant, very approachable effort that should hit its stride in 5-7 years and last for at least two decades. Think of it as a hypothetical blend of the 2005 and 2009. Kudos!" 94 points, Robert Parker

Critic score
94/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Grape
    60% Cabernet Sauvignon
    30% Merlot
    10% Petit Verdot
  • Maturity
    Ready 2015 - 2027info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    14.5%
  • Classification
    Cru Classé (Medoc & Sauternes)

Tasting notes

Another great success from proprietress Caroline Frey, the 2010 La Lagune provides an essential drinking experience, with notes of Asian plum sauce, mulberries, kirsch liqueur and black currants. The wine also exhibits a savory, rich smokiness and subtle lead pencil shaving notes. Full-bodied and pure, combining both elegance and power, this is a brilliant, very approachable effort that should hit its stride in 5-7 years and last for at least two decades. Think of it as a hypothetical blend of the 2005 and 2009. Kudos!

Robert M. Parker, Jr., robertparker.com
94/100
Château La Lagune

La Lagune is rated as one of the top wines in the Haut-Médoc, a Third Growth château which consistently produces top-end claret. In the famous 1855 classification, it was the highest-ranked château from outside the Left Bank’s famous communes. The château was built in 1715 and the vines followed not long after, but by the 1950s it had fallen foul of the troubling economic times and was in need of significant investment.

Georges Brunet came to its rescue in 1954 and spent three busy years restoring the château and its vineyards back to its former glory. A continued period of investment followed, during which La Lagune was sold to Champagne Ayala followed by the Frey family where it remains today. La Lagune is the most southerly of the Grand Cru Classé estates and its south-facing gravel hillside is farmed organically; soon to be confirmed as biodynamic. Cabernet Sauvignon leads here, followed by Merlot and a touch of Petit Verdot.

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