2009 La Lagune Haut Medoc Grand Cru Classe

2009 La Lagune Haut Medoc Grand Cru Classe

I had this bottle about 9 years ago when it first released, I vaguely remembered it was way too tight and not even remotely ready to be drank then. A decade has gone passed, the wine has not grown up much either, except that this time round it has revealed a lot more fruits, but still very primary, very dry and tannic. I could not feel much potential about this wine as I was not too impressed with the bouquet nor the fruits, perhaps I’m dead wrong in 40 years’ time, but as of now or over the next two decades, my statement stays.

28 Aug 2017
INCOMPREHENSIBLE
I had this bottle about 2 years ago, it was completely shut and extremely muted, I couldn't understand this wine 2 years ago, almost wrote off this label until I retried today which was a totally different character!
Nose of stuffy and cooked character. Palate was muted initially but 30 mins of decanting changed everything. Opened up to be very approachable, mellow and feminine. The feminine character was very prominent, I predict in 30 years time this wine is going to be a man killer.