2016 Chateau La Lagune - Haut-Medoc AC

Decanter.com – 95 pts – JA: *At five years old, the tannins are still young and holding on tight, but the blackberry and cassis fruits have both juice and depth. This is a vintage where the phenolics are high, and there is an inky depth overall. Mint and cedar smoke on the finish, with clear energy underpinning the palate. This was the first certified organic vintage. Last tasted in 2018, just after bottling, and it is still a few years away from being ready to drink, but showing excellent development. Took the audience award in the masterclass, along with the 2000.* - 04/2021

Falstaff Magazin - 93pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, zart floral unterlegte dunkle Beerenfrucht, zart nach Lakritze, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, rund und elegant, feine, gut integrierte Tannine, frisch strukturiert, extraktsüß und anhaltend, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter.* - 05/2017

Vinum Magazin – 17,5/20pts: *Beginnt voll und dicht, besitzt Tannin mit Schliff, langes Brombeerfinale; sehr ausgewogen und gut gemacht.* - 06/2019

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (93-95)pts - NM: *At least for this writer, the 2016 La Lagune is a return to form after their 2015 did not light my fire last en primeur. Lucid purple/black in color, it has a very intense bouquet with blackberries and sloes, whilst maintaining delineation and focus, almost pastille-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin, perhaps just a little brittle on the entry, though it is commensurate with others 2016s that I tasted in barrel. I appreciate the focus and the "correctness" of this La Lagune, notwithstanding the freshness and tension that defines the persistent finish. This is a long-term wine, so do not be afraid to give this four or five years in the cellar. This is an excellent La Lagune, one of the best in recent years.* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com – 93pts - NM: *The 2016 La Lagune has a classic tobacco and cedar bouquet with fine delineation and nicely integrated oak. The medium-bodied palate offers gentle grip on the entry and plenty of tarry black fruit. A touch of mint emerges toward the linear but impressively focused finish. I like the vivacity and penetration here. This should drink well over the next two decades.* - 01/2019