2025 Château La Lagune has just been released for sale en primeur at £129 per six bottles in bond, with a barrel score of 93-95 points from Antonio Galloni. Like Haut-Batailley (also due to be released today), this is a Fifth Growth and owned by a notable winemaking family, in this case, the Freys, who also own one of the great names of the Rhône Valley, Domaine Paul Jaboulet.
Running La Lagune with oenologist Oenologist Isabel Davin and consultant (until his demise) Michel Rolland, Caroline Frey completed biodynamic certification for the estate. We usually find La Lagune to be open and generous, whilst maintaining its classic Haut-Médoc linear style. The 2025 continues in this tradition, but with the distinctive style of the vintage adding new levels of density and intensity on the palate, making it a definite 'buy' this year.
Offered en primeur, on allocation. Landing spring 2028.
Magnums available with £25 ex-VAT bottling surcharge, please enquire for other formats.
All previous offers of 2025 Bordeaux can be found here.
Producer Profile
Château La Lagune
Château La Lagune is a Troisième Grand Cru Classé in the Haut-Médoc. The terroir centres on a terrace of alluvial gravel parallel bordering the Gironde. It takes its name from a village was built here in 1525. In the 1580s a tenant farm was built in its place, eventually becoming the large estate seen today.
The château was built between 1730 and 1734. The Frey family took over in 2000 and the estate is run by Caroline Frey, who also overseas Jaboulet, also owned by the Freys. Oenologist Isabel Davin has been in charge since 2000, with Michel Rolland consulting. The 110 hectares are planted to 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 % Merlot and 10 % Petit Verdot. There is a second wine, Moulin de la Lagune. The estate has just completed conversion to biodynamics.
| RED | 2025 | Château La Lagune | 75cl | £129 per case of 6 | Château La Lagune 2025 / / 75cl £129 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The 2025 La Lagune has a quite ripe and sorbet-fresh nose, mainly red fruit infused with blood orange, even a hint of marmalade. Quite bright, and what seems like a low SO2 vinification. The palate is medium-bodied with smooth tannins, fine acidity, and a dash of black pepper towards the cohesive finish. It just maybe dips a yard or two before the finish line, but this will be a thoroughly enjoyable La Lagune. 2031 - 2050. 91-93 points" Neal Martin, Vinous.com------"A blend of 50% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot, the 2025 La Lagune is gourmand and lively, offering up aromas of cassis, mulberries, flowers and lilac. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and enveloping, it's round and fleshy, has good depth at the core and is framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a long, delicate and floral finish. The estate appears to be moving toward a more precise expression, where purity of fruit and finer tannin definition come to the fore. This is one to follow. 91-93 points" Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com------"Red and black fruits, dried herbs, tobacco, and some spicy wood all emerge from the 2025 Château La Lagune, a great Haut-Médoc estate that's always worth your time and money. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, graceful mouthfeel, fine tannins, and a good finish. It's a more understated, elegant, balanced, and almost pretty 2025 that should shine with just short-term cellaring. I'd happily buy a case. 91-93 points" Jebdunnuck.com------"Black currants with a touch of violets on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with subtle concentration, charm, freshness and a consistent finish of dark fruit. The wine reveals itself slowly. 93-94 points" jamessuckling.com------"Well made, sleek and deep dark fruits, cassis pastille, intense with a cushion of air. A very impressive vintage here, nuanced and well structured. Delphine Frey, Director of the Frey family estates, yield 20hl/ha. Xavier Moragues is the cellar master and technical director, with the estate for the past 18 months. New use of foudres and porcelain jars alongside oak barrels during the ageing, and the vineyard has also returned to its historic 1855 classified surface. 2034-2044. 94 points" janeanson.com------"The 2025 La Lagune is fabulous—one of the clear sleepers of the vintage. Bright red-toned fruit, tobacco, cedar, mint and dried flowers convey tremendous intensity with no excess weight. The 2025 is brisk, energetic and loaded with character. Don't miss it. Tasted three times. 2030 - 2050. 93-95 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com |
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