1986 Chateau La Lagune Haut-Medoc Grand Cru Classe

1986 Chateau La Lagune Haut-Medoc Grand Cru Classe La Lagune is located in the Haut-Médoc appellation a few kilometers south of Margaux. Its top wine has certain similarities with Margaux grand crus in fine vintages. It is aged for 18 months in oak barrels of which 55% are renewed every year. This is a structured wine with a superb nose which is redolent of blackberry, raspberry and menthol. It has a very fine concentration on the palate and recent vintages are more delicate. A fine Bordeaux to be savored after 12 to 20 years of cellaring. Château La Lagune may owe its name to its unusual location on a strip of land between the Gironde river and the sea. This fine gravelly elevation, with its particularly favorable microclimate, was cultivated in the 16th century. The domaine remained in the hands of the Sèze family, who were well-known in Bordeaux. In the early 19th century, its wines had an excellent reputation and La Lagune was ranked 3ème Cru Classé in 1855, as a matter of course.