This is so powerful and rich with fantastic depth of fruit and tannin structure. Full body, chewy yet polished in impressive. Stretches the limit on tannin extraction but it’s all there. Should develop beautifully in the barrel.
Massively extracted ripe fruit – lots of depth but little finesse evident so far but it will age well.
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Lascombes has a beautiful nose of black forest cake, violets, cassis and tilled soil with wafts of garrigue and potpourri. Medium-bodied, very fine and elegant with great intensity of restrained, earthy flavors, it has a long, savory finish.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2039
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 21st February 2018
A frankly fruit-driven style, but delicious, with exuberant plum and blackberry paste flavors leading the way, backed by a melted licorice note. The velvety finish has good underlying acidity.
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- Year 2015
- Colour Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Sub Region Margaux
- Designation
- Classification
- Pack Size 12x75cl
- ABV 14°
- Drinking Window 2021 - 2039
- Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
- LWIN 101229920151200750
- Reviews (4)
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95 James Suckling
This is so powerful and rich with fantastic depth of fruit and tannin structure. Full body, chewy yet polished in impressive. Stretches the limit on tannin extraction but it’s all there. Should develop beautifully in the barrel.
94 DecanterMassively extracted ripe fruit – lots of depth but little finesse evident so far but it will age well.
94 Wine AdvocateMedium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Lascombes has a beautiful nose of black forest cake, violets, cassis and tilled soil with wafts of garrigue and potpourri. Medium-bodied, very fine and elegant with great intensity of restrained, earthy flavors, it has a long, savory finish.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2039
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 21st February 2018
92 Wine SpectatorA frankly fruit-driven style, but delicious, with exuberant plum and blackberry paste flavors leading the way, backed by a melted licorice note. The velvety finish has good underlying acidity.
- Producer
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Château Lascombes is a 2éme Grand Cru Classé (1855) Margaux wine. It is named after owner Antoine, Chevalier de Lascombes in the 1600s. In 2001 it was acquired by a US-based investment company, who spared no expense investing heavily to modernise the property. Michel Rolland was been brought in as consultant to produce a wine worthy of the terroir. In 2007 it was bought by a the French health professional’s mutual fund. The large, 117 hectare vineyard of Chateau Lascombes is planted with 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Lascombes is the largest vineyard in the Margaux appellation. There is a second wine called Chevalier de Lascombes.
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