Château La Lagune is a 200-acre estate in the Haut-Medoc region of Bordeaux. It is a Third Growth according to the 1855 classification. The estate’s history starts in the 16th century when vineyards were first planted. For many generations it belonged to the De Seze family. In the 1960s it was sold to the Champagne house Ayala and today it is owned by the Frey family, which acquired Champagne Ayala in 2000. Today Caroline Frey is the winemaker and the estate produces 33,000 cases per year. Vineyards are planted to 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. The second wine is Moulin La Lagune. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “La Lagune has benefited from considerable investment in its state-of-the-art, space-age winery…This remains a wine that has virtually a grand cru Burgundian complexity and savory character…”