Galaad

9.0

Un vin qui se boit sans soif, si doux si précis, ce léger côté iodé et ce bon fruit aérien — 4 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Very prominent cherry and raspberry still. Not as much secondary flavor as I would have hoped for. Dry smooth, very little tannin left. Nice but less than expected for a 15 year old premier Cru. — 6 years ago

with Barbara

Sean O'Hare

9.4

Great to find a wine that we had at the estate in France. — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

This was a super fun contribution from my birth year bro @romo. Bright garnet in the glass, a slight funk bouquet of sweaty bramble and ample cherry fruit and licorice. This is totally all there but we consumed it so quickly it’s tough to tell if it would have faded as the night progressed. — 7 years ago

Andrea Watt

9.6

Mineral and lemon, light herb and butter — 8 years ago

with Kim

Lauren Jenks

10

Beautiful, dried cherry slight Tobacco nose. Good acidity balanced fruit. — 8 years ago

Alette Kinebanian

9.0

Merry Christmas 😀 — 9 years ago

Fredybeans

9.4

Robe jaune
Nez beurre pierre chaude et paille
Bouche ample épicée mais équilibre finale beurre assez surprenante et massive — 5 years ago

with El and Pico

ADAM STROMFELD

9.6

Salinity and ocean breeze on the nose. Holy s___t! Toasted oak tart green apple on the finish match stick on the front married with Meyer lemon. Long and soft — 6 years ago

with Frank

Lucy Osgood

9.0

Tasted fantastic after a day of river rafting in Idaho. — 6 years ago

Kenta Hayashi

9.3

Better than his Corton and only a shade under Sauzets Montrachet. Bottle was open for a hour and reduction had blown away. Fruit was clean but surprisingly tropical with banana peel and I dare say dried pineapple chips. I was expecting citrus notes but that was secondary to the tropical notes that was detected. If I had to dig for criticism then I wished for greater intensity and length. — 7 years ago

Sam Shepard

9.4

Beautiful perfumed nose of dried cherries — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

On the nose; floral fruits of blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, plum, blue fruits, black raspberries, limestone, dark raspberries, black cherry cola, dark rich soil, vanilla, cinnamon, volcanic minerals, anise, violets and fresh red floral bouquet. The body is full and the tannins are about half resolved. The structure is still fairly big as is the tension with good length. The fruits are rich & ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, plum, blue fruits, black raspberries, limestone, dark raspberries, black cherry cola, dark rich soil, vanilla, cinnamon, touch of clove, darker spice, a little bit of Christmas cake, suede leather, crushed dry rocks, volcanic minerals, anise, violets, lilacs, and fresh red floral bouquet. The acidity is round, good but could be better. The long finish is rich, fruit driven with just the right mix of fruit, earth and medium spice. Producer notes and history...Chateau La Lagune has a long history that dates all the way back to the 16th century, under King Henri IV. The same time the Dutch engineers started draining the water from the marshes and swamps making way for all those Pauillac Chateau’s. Their beautiful chateau was built in 1715. The chateau was designed by architect, Baron Victor Louis, who earned fame for his design of the Grand Theater in Bordeaux. By 1730, Chateau La Lagune was already known for producing Bordeaux wine. The property remained under the ownership of the well known de Seze family for several generations. Moving ahead a few centuries to the modern era of the 1950’s, Chateau La Lagune experienced problems caused by the end of World War II along with the economic crisis. As well, there was the great frost of 1956; which destroyed a large portion of the vineyards in Bordeaux. In 1958, George Brunette purchased Chateau La Lagune with only 5 hectares still planted with vines. It was George Burnette that began a large replanting Chateau La Lagune. However, George Brunette also took an economic hit during that era and was forced to sell Chateau La Lagune to the Ducellier family of Champagne Ayala. In 2000, both Chateau La Lagune and Champagne Ayala were sold to the Frey family. The Frey family sold Champagne Ayala and bought the legendary estate of Jaboulet in the Rhone, which of course includes the crown jewel of the region, Jaboulet La Chapelle. The Frey family also owns a substantial piece of Billecart-Salmon. In 2014, the Frey family bought Chateau de Corton Andre and its 7 hectares of vines in the Cote de Beaune area of Burgundy. Caroline Frey (shown in the right photo) is the manager and Winemaker of Chateau La Lagune, as well as their estate in Hermitage, Jaboulet. In November, 2013, La Lagune purchased the 8.9 hectare estate of Chateau D’Arche, from Mahler Besse. Chateau D’Arche is located in the commune of Ludon, not far from La Lagune. This purchase made more than economic sense for the property, as the vines were once part of La Lagune when the original 1855 Classification took place. La Lagune has 72 hectares (180 acres) under vine. Their grape variety is a distribution of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Petit Verdot. Chateau La Lagune is fermented in a total of 72 different, temperature controlled, stainless steel vats that vary in size from 22 hectoliters to 200 hectoliters to allow for parcel by parcel vinification. The vats are laid out in a functional and architecturally interesting pattern (Shown in the bottom photo). Malolactic fermentation takes place in vat. The wine is blended before the aging process begins. This is similar to what takes place at Chateau Haut Brion. La Lagune is aged in between 50% and 60% new French oak barrels for 18 months. — 8 years ago

Russell Pearson

9.3

Bringing back great Sabbatical memories from France , tastes great right now — 5 years ago

Shawn R

9.3

Very primary as expected but has lots of potential. — 5 years ago

Steve S

9.3

Pierre brought to the birthday party to share — 6 years ago

Pat Taylor

9.0

Top notch Ladoix. A few more years should take the heat off the finish. Otherwise, exceptional value. Loaded with fruit and flinty graphite. I’d really like to revisit this. — 7 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Kind of elegant for a Corton. Snappy red fruits. I don’t think this gets any better. Time to drink these! — 7 years ago

Bryan Thomas

9.3

1964 - ponnelle Corton - old school - great stinky nose - surprisingly youthful given its age — 8 years ago

with BOT, Lloyd and 2 others

Vidal Mathieu

9.0

Bien aérer et déguster — 8 years ago