For much of the 1960s and 1970s La Lagune was run by Jeanne Boyrie, who took over the winemaking after her husband died and became one of the first women to hold that job in the Médoc. The property had been close to ruined after the war and was replanted almost from scratch at the end of the 1950s, so the 1970 comes from a vineyard brought back by a small and determined team.
La Lagune is the southernmost classed growth of the Médoc, sitting among pine woods at Ludon on the edge of Bordeaux itself. Its wine is a third growth, softer and more open-textured than the Pauillacs to the north, with a sweetness of fruit that comes from a good measure of Merlot alongside the Cabernets.
1970 gave Bordeaux an unusually generous and even harvest. This bottle has now carried that year for over half a century.
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Producer: Château La Lagune
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Vintage: 1970
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Appellation: Haut-Médoc AOC
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Format: 75cl
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Region: Bordeaux, France
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Style: Red
Where it is likely to be now. 1970 was a sturdy vintage and well-stored La Lagune has shown well into its fifties, though at this age the wine will be delicate and should be drunk the same day it is opened.
Who it suits. Suits a fifty-sixth birthday, or a couple married in 1970 marking fifty-six years, particularly if the recipient enjoys knowing who actually made the wine.
Condition. The holding merchant records the bottle as in good order: label, capsule and wine level all sound for its age.
Provenance. Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.
Delivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.
Sold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.
