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.
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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.
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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
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(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)
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5/5/2024 - Jimaronson Likes this wine: 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.
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4/3/2024 - markcic Likes this wine: 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.
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11/30/2023 - super007 Likes this wine: 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
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11/12/2023 - ShadowIII Likes this wine: 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
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11/3/2023 - dcwino wrote: 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.
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