Haut-Médoc · third growth (3e grand cru classé) in 1855
Château La Lagune: vintages available, prices and pairings
La Lagune's grand vin, its second wine Moulin de La Lagune and Mademoiselle L, vintage by vintage, with the format, the guide price and what to expect of it today: to drink, or to keep. Tick what interests you, and the quote goes out with your selection.
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Three wines, one estate
Same estate, same team, three uses.
Château La Lagune
The grand vin. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, a little Petit Verdot. An elegant wine, ready at around eight years, which lasts twenty-five.
Moulin de La Lagune
The second wine, ready at around four years, at less than half the price.
Mademoiselle L
A simpler wine, in the Haut-Médoc appellation, to drink in its first few years. The price of an everyday wine.
At Ludon-Médoc, the first classified growth you come to when leaving Bordeaux heading north, around an 18th-century chartreuse. The Frey family has owned it since 2000. To know when a second wine is the right choice, see second wine of a great château. The appellation's other châteaux are on the Haut-Médoc wines page.
On the Médoc road, it is the first gravel ridge and the southernmost classified growth on the peninsula. The geologist René Pijassou saw in it “the Médoc island model”: an islet of sand and light gravel (quartz, calcite, agate), with warm, free-draining soils and cooler subsoils. The grape mix: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2016 and biodynamic since 2021. In 2014, after an uneven summer, a dry, windy Indian summer lasted the whole harvest, from 22 September to 11 October; the blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon.
What to serve it with
- Château La Lagune: lamb (what wine with lamb), game birds for the older vintages (what wine with game).
- Moulin de La Lagune: duck breast (what wine with duck), roast poultry (what wine with poultry).
- Mademoiselle L: grilled meats, a cheese board (what wine with cheese).
Which vintage for which occasion
For a wedding, Mademoiselle L or Moulin on the tables, the grand vin at the top table (which Bordeaux for a wedding). Mademoiselle L in magnum, when available, for a buffet. For a birthday, the birth year, if the table has it (birth-year vintage).
Is Château La Lagune a grand cru classé?
Yes. It is a third growth in the 1855 classification, in the Haut-Médoc appellation. Moulin de La Lagune and Mademoiselle L are not classified.
Why a classified growth in Haut-Médoc and not in Margaux?
La Lagune is at Ludon, south of the Margaux appellation. Its vineyard comes under the Haut-Médoc appellation, which covers the Médoc outside the six village appellations. Five 1855 classified growths are in this position.
When should you drink a Château La Lagune?
Allow eight years before opening it and twenty-five years of good form, a little more in a great year, a little less in a weak year or in half-bottles; for Moulin, four to twelve years. The table applies this rule to each line; it is not a tasting note, and a badly stored bottle ages faster.
Are the prices shown the ones in the quote?
They are the guide prices from the price list, incl. VAT, per bottle of the format, delivery excluded. The quote confirms the price, the availability of each vintage and the shipping; the delivery rates give the lead times. For a vintage not in the table, the quote request is still open.