Château Manon La Lagune 2010
Bordeaux (Merlot Based)
Bordeaux, France
$21.95 (365890)
Critic Reviews (5)
This is a pale and light Bordeaux, but no surprise when you consider the origin and price. It's a very pleasant,...
A really open, honest and expressive Bordeaux. Traditional with sophisticated oak integration on the palate....
A fine, ripe, balanced, juicy, perfectly pleasing Bordeaux right bank red, complete with dark berry fruit, measured...
Great vintage in Bordeaux, which sublimates almost all wines. Including this one, with the acidity and well...
A touch heavy on the oak influence for the moment. But underneath is a refined yet powerful wine that show a...
Community Reviews (2)
This is a fine, if generally unremarkable, 2010 from Blaye, across the Gironde from rather more famous appellations on the Left Bank. Upon opening, it offers quite luscious, Merlot-driven strawberry and vanilla aromas, but then thins out into sharper, tarter raspberry and blackberry along with new leather, earth, wood, and smoked meat, accented with a touch of pepper (it's 25% Cab Franc and 15% Cab Sauv to go along with 60% Merlot). It underwhelms at $22 (CDN), especially for a 2010, but it certainly has good acidity, just not the fruit or savoury elements to provide a compelling flavour core.