Château La Lagune 2021 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 2020-2021 begins with a fairly dry and mild November. From December onwards, we will have a succession of rainy spells, some of which will be substantial, until March, with temperatures below the seasonal average. March is mild and dry, which allows us to observe the first green shoots in the week of March 11th. As the vines continued to develop, the thermometer showed temperatures close to -4°C on the nights of 7 and 8 April. The months of May and June were marked by very heavy rainfall (87 mm in May and 197 mm in June). The vines quickly started to grow again and flowering took place at the same time. From mid-July onwards, good weather set in.

HARVEST DATE: 23 September to 12 October 2021

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% VOL