Chateau La Lagune Haut-Medoc 2014 web-published mineral register rather than the

mineral register rather than the buttery one: deep

and 14 months in French barriques develops a wine of striking elegance: crushed granite minerality with blackberry

Goa's tropical climate and high angel's share accelerate development

The result is silky

The nose is pure and focused

Chateau La Lagune Haut-Medoc 2014 web-published mineral register rather than theLa Lagune is the southernmost classified growth of the Medoc, sitting just north of the Bordeaux suburbs on a tongue of gravel that pokes south of where the Haut Medoc proper begins. A Third Growth that's been run since 2004 by Caroline Frey (also of Paul Jaboulet Aine in the Rhone), now farmed biodynamically (Biodyvin certified in 2021, Demeter from 2022). The 2014 is a Cabernet driven blend that reflects the year's classical, structured profile