1995 Château La Lagune
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:03 am
Château La Lagune is a Cru Classé from Haut-Médoc, that we don't hear about too much on the Internet. Here at BWE, we're lucky to have our own fan and specialist of La Lagune, stefan. But even then, I just feel it is not a bottle that the BWE community open often... We went to La Lagune for the 2015 BWE convention, and I liked the visit there, and while I liked the wines tasted there, they are very traditionnal in style, kind of slightly austere when very young.
You know the thinking that " there are no great wines, only great bottles", so last night, was one of these night when a bottle decides to transcent what you expect. I brought back a bottle of the 1995 Château La Lagune from France, and that bottle has been opened Last night, with my bro and father. It was probably a bottle coming from perfect storage, and a "great" bottle of that wine. My father is not the kind of man to be demonstrative when enjoying wine, but that bottle of 1995 La Lagune last night, made him say that this was definitely "something". My bro also liked the wine, to the point he said that it was at a perfeçt spot right now.
That bottle of 1995 Château La Lagune was medium dark red. The nose was strong and complex, a kinda perfect 20 years old nose, with dark red berries, cherries, smoke, violet flowers, earth, old vanilla, spices, coal. What a nose! In mouth, also a great feeling, with nice balançed between tannins, acids, and all those flavors like cherries, blackberries, old noble wood, anise, light cinnamon, light blueberries, and blackcurrants. A super showing from that bottle last night, at a perfect family moment. If you have some, try one now. Tn: 92-93. An unexpected performance like that is part of the magic and mystery of wine.
Nic
You know the thinking that " there are no great wines, only great bottles", so last night, was one of these night when a bottle decides to transcent what you expect. I brought back a bottle of the 1995 Château La Lagune from France, and that bottle has been opened Last night, with my bro and father. It was probably a bottle coming from perfect storage, and a "great" bottle of that wine. My father is not the kind of man to be demonstrative when enjoying wine, but that bottle of 1995 La Lagune last night, made him say that this was definitely "something". My bro also liked the wine, to the point he said that it was at a perfeçt spot right now.
That bottle of 1995 Château La Lagune was medium dark red. The nose was strong and complex, a kinda perfect 20 years old nose, with dark red berries, cherries, smoke, violet flowers, earth, old vanilla, spices, coal. What a nose! In mouth, also a great feeling, with nice balançed between tannins, acids, and all those flavors like cherries, blackberries, old noble wood, anise, light cinnamon, light blueberries, and blackcurrants. A super showing from that bottle last night, at a perfect family moment. If you have some, try one now. Tn: 92-93. An unexpected performance like that is part of the magic and mystery of wine.
Nic