Chateau La Lagune 2016
Under Henry IV, Dutch engineers began draining swamp and marshes around Bordeaux. This is when the estate began. The actual Chateau building began in 1715 and finished in 1734. A that time, the de Seze family owned the estate. The remaining in control for several generations. During the 1855 classification, it was classified as a 3rd growth. Jumping ahead to 1958 when Georges Brunet purchased the estate, there were only 5 hectares of vines. He began a program to restore the property, both by replanting vineyards and also purchasing neighboring estates. In 1962, he was forced to sell to the Ducellier family. In 1999, the chateau was sold to the Frey Family. Currently Caroline Frey is in control at the Chateau.
The 90 hectare vineyard of Chateau La Lagune usually has 85 hectares of vines planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. The Estate is much larger covering nearly 150 hectares.
