Château La Lagune 2017 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 lightly rainy autumn in 2016, the winter of 2017 followed an exceptionally dry and cold trend. The end of winter and the beginning of spring, which was milder and wetter, favoured an early budburst. During the first two weeks of April, the vines were actively growing, with very well-developed shoots and clearly visible inflorescences appearing in mid-April. On 27 and 28 April, the morning temperatures turned negative in the early hours. Fortunately, the most beautiful terroirs of the estate were spared. With dry and warm conditions, vegetative development was very rapid and flowering became widespread from the 20th of May in excellent conditions. The first berries began to ripen in mid-July. During the month of August, rainfall was low and conditions were excellent, combining moderate water stress and, at the end of the month, strong daily temperature variations.

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.

HARVEST DATE: 12 SEPTEMBER TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

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 % VOL