Château La Lagune 2016 3ème Cru Classé Organic

SOIL GEOLOGY: THE FINESSE OF THE GRAVES AND THE STRENGTH OF THE MÉDOC. The terroir of La Lagune is considered by the famous geologist René Pijassou as «the Medoc island model». The light gravel (pink, yellow and white quartz, calcite, agates) and silica diffuse the sunlight and help to give the Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot the grace, balance and finesse that characterise the wines of La Lagune.

VINEYARD MANAGEMENT: Double Guyot / Medoc pruning

VINE DENSITY: 6,666 vines/ha and 10,000 vines/ha

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PHENOLOGY

After a mild and rainy autumn in 2015, the winter of 2016 was exceptionally mild and wet. At the beginning of March, the first signs of budburst were visible. Full flowering was reached in mid-June during a period that was slightly less rainy and above all warmer. The conditions in August and the first two weeks of September were favourable for ripening. On 26 September, the first pruning shears were used in the vineyard. From October 12th onwards, the temperatures cooled down and the atmosphere became more humid and it was with an exceptional state of health that we closed the harvest with the last Cabernets on October 17th.

HARVEST DATE: 26 SEPTEMBER TO 17 OCTOBER 2016

HARVEST

The grapes are picked by hand and then transported to the vat room in small crates. The date of harvest is determined for each plot after numerous tastings of the grapes and additional analytical controls.

AGEING

Château La Lagune is aged in French oak barrels, 50% of which are renewed every year. The wines are racked several times during their maturation, in order to eliminate the large lees and favour maturation on fine lees.

GENTLE WINEMAKING

After a very meticulous triple manual sorting, completed by an optical sorting, the most beautiful berries are delicately sent to the vats for the plot vinification. The extraction of tannins and anthocyanins is carefully measured to obtain the most elegant wines. The final blend is made during the ageing process with the wines from the best parcels.

DETAILS

AGEING POTENTIAL: > 20 years

SERVING SUGGESTION: 16°C

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5 % VOL