Château La Lagune 2020 3ème Cru Classé Organic

SITUATION / TERROIR

AGE OF THE VINES: from 20 to 60 years old

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 2020 is characterised by above normal temperatures with very little rainfall. We observe the first buds opening in the first week of March, 3 weeks earlier than normal. A cold spell at the end of March passed over the Bordeaux region with a little snow, while the vines were at the 2 leaf stage. Despite a few scares, this cold spell did not cause any damage, giving us the prospect of a good harvest. The first days of May were marked by heavy rainfall. We observed the first flowers on May 15th and the beginning of the veraison on July 7th. The 2020 vintage will remain marked by the capricious weather, where we went through all the excesses from heavy rain to drought, forcing us to adapt at every moment.

HARVEST DATE: 10 SEPTEMBER TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

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 % VOL