1986 Château La Lagune
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DanielAVTL Likes this wine:
Saturday, March 16, 2024 - In a great place right now. Opened 2 hours before lunch (no decant), served alongside a tarragon roasted chicken and paired beautifully.
Cork was moldy on the top and quite soaked, yet in overall very good condition and quite easy to extract.
The first thing that struck me was the color - Dark brooding purple, slight garnet on the rim, no signs of bricking or tiredness. Very promising.
Nose - lovely floral aromas followed by seductive notes of cigar, leather, dark cherry, anise and mocha. Superb vibrancy and complexity.
In the mouth, very good structure - everything is still there and very much pronounced. Beautiful layers of dark fruit, silky, integrated tannins, medium body, secondary and slight tertiary notes, but really no sign of this being over the hill. Really gorgeous and just singing right now.
92 points on the night, a terrific La Lagune that makes me very excited for the pair of 1989's that I'm opening for dinner next month. Can definitely go for another 5+ years, but at peak right now so no point in waiting.
Bravo.
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