Chateau La Lagune 1983Haut Medoc, Chteau La Lagune is an wine estate in the Haut Mdoc region, just north of Bordeaux city and ranked as a third growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. The highest ranked estate bearing the Haut Mdoc title, its grand vin is made predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller amounts of Merlot and Petit Verdot. The wine is generally elegant and aromatic, in a similar vein to the wines of Margaux some 10km (six miles) north of the

The oldest vines survived the devastating frost of 1956

accounts for the remaining 30 percent

the river Isle as it flows into the Dordogne immediately west of Libourne (to the east of Libourne town lie the prestigious appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol)

just a little to the northeast of Lowburn and Mount Pisa

which vary in size between 2200 and 20

and lean towards fruitier flavors with softer tannins rather than the meatier

but his legacy is still enjoyed by everyone who visits

agriculture is important to us but we do not only grow vines

usually selling out en primeur

harnessing the natural power of the terroir with an extraordinary precision and texture

55 percent of which are new

leathery style of Hermitage