Château La Lagune - Haut-Médoc 1998

Wine Spectator

87 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe1/1/2001

Lovely aromas of tobacco, cherry, plum and fresh mushrooms. Medium-bodied and soft-textured, with a meat, berry and vanilla aftertaste. Pleasant finish. Almost ready to drink. Best after 2002. 25,000 cases made.

Wine Advocate

83-85 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2000

The good news is that this is an elegant, friendly wine. The bad news is that there is not much to it, and the finish is short and compressed. The wine reveals toasty new oak, moderately ripe cherry fruit, and sweet tannin, but there is little concentration or mid-palate in this good, middle-weight Bordeaux. Consume it over the next 7-8 years.

Wine Advocate

78-83 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/1999