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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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.
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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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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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7/15/2023 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 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.
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