MADEMOISELLE L ,2005, HAUT MEDOC

Caroline Frey is a lucky lady.She trained in college as a wine maker and lucky for her ,her dad was able to afford to buy Ch La Lagune ,a 3rd classed growth in the Haut- Medoc, just down the road from Margaux. So she took this historically highly regarded Chateau and completely revamped the wine making facilities using state of the art gravity based design,and if you could ever call the actual inside of a winery beautiful(other than the always atmospheric barrel rooms) you could actually consider using that word here.Every little detail is thought of , attractive curved guttering to allow spilt juice and water to run off ,elevated control panels like something out of a lunar module, and stainless steel gravity feeders suspended high above the ceiling over spotless stainless steel tanks.Then you go outside and there is a lovely little chateau with attractive courtyards and outbuildings.It really must be a winemakers heaven.
Mademoiselle L is her more mainstream product retailing at around €18 a blend of Cabernet and Merlot from vineyards sourced adjacent to La Lagune with similar terraine.A wine which is fruit driven by Bordeaux standards but with lovely structure and balance and the current vintage of 2005 reflects the excellence of  this vintage.

Sante

Evelyn
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Evelyn

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