Château La Lagune 2019 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

The winter of 2019 is characterised by temperatures within the seasonal norms with very little rainfall. The first buds opened at the end of March, and growth was slow and regular. At the end of May, we see the first flowers on the old Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines. The good weather sets in at the beginning of July. The véraison starts at the end of July and ends in mid-August. September arrived and ripening continued with healthy vineyards and good quality grapes.

HARVEST DATE: 18 SEPTEMBER TO 09 OCTOBER 2019

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: 14.5 % VOL