Lagoon Sixty-5 Comparison, Review and Score

Welcome back to Naval Gazing at Camp David. Boat: Lagoon Sixty-5 Wine: Château Du Moulin Rouge, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur The story of Château du Moulin Rouge is of one family's passion for winegrowing. No fewer than 13 generations have worked hard to grow vines, to use the best possible winemaking methods, and to modernise the facilities. Created in the 18th century, the estate is in an exceptional location. The vines stretch over 27 hectares of beautiful gravelly rises with plenty of sunshine and a microclimate influenced by close proximity of the Gironde estuary. At the present time, two generations – parents and their children – add their personal contributions, ideas, and expertise to perpetuate the family heritage. They attach a great deal of importance to traditional, quality-oriented methods in the vineyard, in much the same way as the great growths bordering on Chateau du Moulin Rouge. In 2015, the estate adopted the Bordeaux EMS (Environmental Management System) and obtained level 3 HEV (High Environmental Value) certification. Grapes are entirely harvested by hand at Château Moulin Rouge. More traditional and less brutal than mechanical harvesting, this means that the bunches are picked whole and unbruised, and only once they have achieved the desired degree of ripeness. An initial sorting is done in the vineyard, during picking. Selected bunches are then brought to the vat room to be destemmed and sorted twice again before being crushed and pressed. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats.. Every vat is tasted each morning in order to achieve just the right degree of extraction. Once alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation are finished, it is time for the delicate operation of blending wines from the various vats. The best ones are put into French oak barrels, one third of which are new every year. Barrel ageing lasts for 12 months. The wines are once again blended at this point, then racked with egg whites in the time-honoured Médoc tradition. The wine is bottled in June. Château du Moulin Rouge has a lovely, deep, ruby-red colour. The complex, powerful bouquet features hints of spice and ripe fruit, as well as delicate understated oak. The wine starts out quite elegant and well-structured on the palate, going on to display ripe tannin and a fine long aftertaste. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc Innovation Corner • Lagoon Sixty-5 Web page: https://www.cata-lagoon.com/en/sixty-5 • Slide out upper cupboard shelves with clear bottom: • Captive Winch: Wine of the Region: http://chateaudumoulinrouge.fr/chateau-du-moulin-rouge/?lang=en Art of the Region: Seascape at Saintes-Maries, Vincent van Gogh Location: Van Gogh Museum Created: June 1888 Medium: Oil paint Periods: Post-Impressionism, Modern art We can tell that Van Gogh painted this view of the sea from the beach, as grains of sand have been found in the paint layers. It was done at the fishing village of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, during a trip he took from Arles in the south of France. In addition to the blue and white that he brushed onto the canvas with bold strokes, he used green and yellow for the waves. He applied these colours with a palette knife, neatly capturing the effect of the light through the waves. Van Gogh was enthusiastic about the colours of the Mediterranean Sea. He wrote that it 'has a colour like mackerel, in other words, changing – you don't always know if it's green or purple – you don't always know if it's blue – because a second later, its changing reflection has taken on a pink or grey hue'. The bright red signature has been placed prominently in the foreground: it was intended as a 'red note in the green'.