chateau lascombes 2eme cru classe margaux

Château Lascombes

Château Lascombes, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2023

Name: Château Lascombes, 2ème Cru Classé, Margaux
Brand: Château Lascombes
Price: 298 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

93-95/100

The Wine Independent

92-94/100

Vinous

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2023
6x75cl
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£298.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This is a Margaux chateau we haven't much cared for in recent times. The wines often tend to be soupy and over-worked. Axel Heinz, the long-time winemaker at Ornellaia and Masseto has just become the head winemaker here, following the sale to Lawrence Wine Estates, so it's a chateau to keep your eye on. The 2023 is Axel's first full vintage in charge and it was certainly the toast of the UGC Margaux tasting. Dialled back, quite reserved for Lascombes with a nice fluid core of fruit and well judged tannins. Not competing with the best wines in the appellation yet, but a very nice effort, which will give lots of drinking pleasure.

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Critic Reviews

93-95/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2023 Lascombes is deep garnet-purple in color. Scents of freshly crushed blackberries, cassis, and black raspberries leap from the glass, leading to touches of menthol, dark chocolate, licorice, and violets in the background. The medium-bodied palate delivers impressive intensity, with vibrant black and red berry layers and a fine-grained texture lifted by a racy backbone, finishing long and minerally. This represents a real change in style to a classic beauty! The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot.

drinking window 2028 - 2042

date of review 05/2024

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

All eyes on this estate for its first full vintage with Axel Heinz. It's clear that the build and construction is more serious than in the past, but most impressive is the juicy pleasure to be found in the layers of inky, nuanced, textured fruits, with sculpted tannins and well-judged grilled cedar oak. Inky, savoury, black fruits, savoury and lifted. Tasted twice, thoroughly enjoyable both times.

drinking window 2030 - 2045

date of review 05/2024

92-94/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

Under ex-Ornellaia winemaker Axel Heinz, the 2023 Lascombes has a fragrant and floral bouquet with refined aromatics and lively black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a creamy texture and fine acidity, quite poised with a subtle saline note toward the finish. It possesses better structure than previous vintages—this shows a new direction for the estate, with greater selection in the vineyard.

drinking window 2029 - 2050

date of review 04/2024

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