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| | Vintage | 2010 |  Label 1 of 232 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château La Lagune (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Haut-Médoc | | UPC Code(s) | 0087000336674, 3251093408915, 3277034461009, 3277038391456, 3304531110106, 3364420054782, 3511061038910, 3550871207390, 3700266213233, 3700266216791, 714153102381, 855192005193, 887017130414 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 98 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jimaronson on 5/5/2024 & rated 94 points: Classic French style wine. It is 60% cab and approximately 40% merlot. The combination give a sense of smoothness throughout. The fruit is sweet with a French silky palate of plumb, toasted carmel, vanilla, slight graphite, and some pony barn. The tannins are resolved. Enjoy the bottle now as the fruit is abundant and the wine will not get better. I would open one between now and next year. The 2010 wines are classic structure and therefore I think the drinking window is within the next five years. I slow oxidized it for an hour and then went to the restaurant. I decanted it briefly to remove sediment and then put it back in the bottle. It was fragrant and open for business when I popped the cork. (271 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 4/3/2024 & rated 92 points: This wine has matured some since I last tried a bottle over three years ago. Opened two hours before dinner. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was dark berries, plums, figs, some currants and hints of vanilla. The finish was moderate to long. (982 views) | | | Tasted by super007 on 11/30/2023 & rated 91 points: CdB Dinner (Christy's): This was very good. Tasted more mature due to the delicacy of the wine, but the fruit was still very fresh and vibrant. Tannins subdued throughout (2064 views) | | | Tasted by ShadowIII on 11/12/2023 & rated 94 points: dark ruby, powerful, blackberry, black currants, wine for a rocking chair in front of a fire place. elegant tannins, long finish, decades to go (1999 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 11/3/2023 & rated 92 points: Grand Jury du Vin - Republic of Georgia; 11/1/2023-11/9/2023 (Republic of Georgia then stopover in Paris and Dijon): Wine 14 – A hint of green, black fruit, dark chocolate, cool, and silky.
Afterthought – I always found La Lagune to be a bit straightforward and not terribly complex. (2292 views) | | | Tasted by amateur62 on 7/15/2023 & rated 93 points: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot, 14,5% vol.
PnP. Starts a bit austere and with primary fruit (mainly blackcurrant), smoothed a lot when drinking it next to a small selection of cheese and gets first tertiary notes with more air, on the palate good structure and depth with a long finish.
While still very young, it already shows where it will go with some more years in the cellar, for me one of the better vintages of La Lagune, it will reward patience, best between 2028 and 2040+ if correctly stored. 92-93+
Hôtel-Restaurant de la Balance, Les Breuleux. (2535 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 5/25/2023 & rated 90 points: Super beau claret, bien dense et savoureux.
Belle matière, fruit dense et tannins fins.
Super long en finale.
EXCELLENT. (3437 views) | | | Tasted by Ernestas on 4/26/2023 & rated 93 points: Last year tasted 2011 and was pretty disappointed by its performance, well now this is another story, this vintage is truly epic. Drinking beautifully already, but its just barely scratching the entry of its drinking window. A blend of 50% CS, 40% Merlot and 10% PV. Aged for 14 months in 50% new barrels. Deep garnet. Intense aroma of cassis, leather, earth, cherries, smoke, plums, hint of pencil shavings and liquorice. Full body, concentrated & intense with deep earthy flavours, harmonious, velvety rich tannins. (2418 views) | | | Tasted by Jimaronson on 4/10/2023 & rated 93 points: This wine either really came around from my last tasting a year ago or there is some noticeable bottle variation. The wine opened up nicely after an hour decant. It was chilled coming out of the cellar at 57 degrees. It was open at PNP, but there was too much barnyard on the nose. The wine settled down after an hour and warmed up in the glass. The wine was perfect with NY strip and had a clear Bordeaux middle and nice finish. I sensed a slight vege on the mid palate, but it did not deter me from giving this a nice score. Maybe the sense of vege will dissipate over the next year. I would, however, not hesitate in opening up a bottle now. (2286 views) | | | Tasted by Costes76 on 1/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Solid but predictable (2778 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 1/19/2023 & rated 90 points: WIML90
Tasted non blind.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of aspirin, white pepper, hint of cocoa powder and mixed berries. Flavors of mixed berries, cherries and plums. Bright acidity, firm tannin, full bodied. Drink with air or hold. (2510 views) | | | Tasted by GuWin on 10/25/2022 & rated 91 points: BYO Centropa (Centropa, Oslo, Norway): Dyp, mørk rødsort med lite modning. En anelse lukket på duft med mørke bær og hint av sødmefullt trevirke. Stram, tight og ung med god frukt og stram tanninstrukture. Har mye å gå på men oppleves i yngste laget nå. 91 p for nå. (2926 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/11/2022 & rated 93 points: Medium-bodied with notes of flowers, red fruits, forest leaf, spice, and tobacco in the perfume, Soft, fresh, elegant, and refined, the various red and black fruits on the palate and vibrant, long, sweet, and refined. Drink from 2022-2040. (5323 views) | | | Tasted by Jimaronson on 3/9/2022 & rated 89 points: Wine still needs time. Decanted for two hours and it did not help. Spice on nose with prune like fruit. Very disjointed and not pleasant. Last tried a year ago and no improvement. Suggest opening up next bottle in 2024. (3712 views) | | | Tasted by Yorgos on 1/29/2022 & rated 90 points: Deep ruby with garnet hues. Expressive nose of dark fruit, sweet spice, vanilla and a touch of earth. Full bodied with high acid and medium tannins. Not very balanced at this stage and lacking harmony. I think it's in a funny phase and should have kept it longer. (3532 views) | | | Tasted by Costes76 on 1/22/2022 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby. Very powerful nose of ripe blackberry, vanilla, graphite and expresso. Dry, rounded acidity, integrated tannins, palate follows through. Full body. Very good balance (although too much power). Long finish. A full throated Bordeaux that satisfies but doesn’t provoke or challenge. (3566 views) | | | Tasted by yourcenar on 1/11/2022 & rated 92 points: very powerful La Lagune (I took 2 last glasses 2 days after having opened the bottle and the wine has hardly evolved in two days decanting). Perhaps even too powerful. In anyc ase, absolutely no need to rush to drink it. It will certainly improve in the coming years (3387 views) | | | Tasted by marcus_francois on 11/29/2021: Not for me. Concentration is there but just too much cedary oak for my liking. Very red fruited, cherry, kirsch, leather, old world dryness, graphitey dark minerals; seemed pessac leognan like for comparison. Felt unbalanced to me in a way that i could drink it but am not looking forward to the next bottle i have. Screamed bdx from start to finish. Needed 30 minutes or so in the decanter to open up. (3569 views) | | | Tasted by Hockeywine on 3/12/2021: Coravin 3/12/2021 (2424 views) | | | Tasted by Jimaronson on 1/25/2021 & rated 92 points: Need to decant before serving. Preferred it on the warm side. Full bodied with cassis, forest floor, dark fruits, and cedar. A bit on the rustic side. In the drinking window for next 5 to 10 years. (4725 views) | | | Tasted by Coens on 12/29/2020 & rated 91 points: Well balanced, maybe to the point one could say it becomes a bit boring (4405 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 11/17/2020: Forgot I’d popped one of these last week without entering it into CT, oh well...just like the last bottle (now duly entered).
Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill. Dark red to rim. Opens over 90 minutes to develop a strong nose of cassis, dark fruits, forest floor, some oak. Full body, ripe fruit, no aged complexity yet, plenty of acid and tannin to balance the ripe fruit, will likely improve over the next decade but excellent now. (4952 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 11/11/2020: Forgot to enter this into CT until I opened another a week later and thought it was just like a wine I had last week, hmm. Guess it's consistent. Excellent though young, should have waited a decade rather than a week to open another, oh well... (4489 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 11/7/2020 & rated 91 points: This wine has matured some since I last tried a bottle two years ago. Opened three hours before dinner. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was dark berries, plums, figs and vanilla. The finish was moderate to long. This along with the Calon-Segur and Grand Puy Lacoste were served with our first two courses which were a seafood stew followed by grilled tuna steaks. (4214 views) | | | Tasted by tlhnyc on 8/24/2020 & rated 92 points: Lush cassis fruit on nose and palate. In a good spot right now if you like Bordeaux with fresh fruit, and tannins just beginning to soften. Wish I had more, to see how it will develop further. (3909 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Decanter's virtual masterclass: Château La Lagune and Paul Jaboulet Aîné with Caroline Frey by Jane Anson (4/24/2021)
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Decanter, Château La Lagune vertical (4/7/2020)
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Vinous, Squares & Circles: Bordeaux ‘10 At Ten (Apr 2020) (4/1/2020)
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JancisRobinson.com (2/12/2020)
(Ch La Lagune Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux 2010: Ten years on (1/30/2020)
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JancisRobinson.com (1/30/2020)
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Decanter, Haut-Médoc 2010 (10/4/2018)
(Château La Lagune, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Mother & Child: La Lagune 1962 – 2015 (Apr 2018) (4/18/2018)
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The WINEFRONT (5/4/2015)
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WineAlign (10/17/2014)
(Château La Lagune, Ac Haut Médoc red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/23/2014)
(Ch La Lagune Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2012 (11/1/2012)
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JancisRobinson.com (3/15/2012)
(Ch La Lagune Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, June 2011, Issue #32
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Vinous, May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156
(Chateau La Lagune Haut Medoc) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/17/2011)
(Ch La Lagune Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/18/2013)
(Château La Lagune) Very dark red violet color; olive, tart currant nose; olive, tart red currant, tart black currant palate; medium-plus finish (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot; 50% new oak) 89 points |
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| Château La Lagune Producer website - Read more about Chateau La Lagune2010 Château La LaguneWinemaker Notes:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot.
La Lagune wine possess elegance and balance, two features which typify the great Bordeaux wines. But added freshness, harmony, and a touch of femininity grant La Lagune true personality.
An exceptional terroir, perfectly mature grapes, careful vinification, respectful aging - therein lies the secret of the La Lagune style.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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