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Château Lascombes

Château Lascombes is an estate in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux, France known for its textured and extravagant style shown in their Bordeaux blend which was classified as second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification of the Medoc. The vineyards are situated in the northwest portion of the region and cover around 275 acres mostly in Margaux, but with a parcel in the Haut-Medoc appellation.

Named after one of its previous owners from the 17th Century, Antoine Chevalier de Lascombes, the chateau passed through numerous sales and inheritance issues until 1926. It became part of the Ginestet family holdings, owners of Chateau Margaux, that same year. Today, it is owned by the US-based Colony Capital group who were a large player in the modernization the Left Bank of Bordeaux as well as renovating estates and replanting vineyards. Not only has the wine been passed through owners, but the style has evolved as well. Although this wine tends to be the most modern styled wine in all of Margaux, it has continued to receive critical acclaim from tasters and consumers alike.

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2010
Out of Stock
750ml
GG98
WA96
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Tasting Notes

WA96
The wine hits all cylinders in 2010. The average alcohol for the bottled wine is 14%. It has a gorgeously sweet nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers, subtle barbecue smoke and charcoal followed by full body, beautiful intensity, great purity, stature and length. The influence of any oak is minimal, despite the fact that 90% new French oak was used. Needless to say, this is an example of modern-styled winemaking at it’s finest, and arguments that such wines will not age well, do not represent their terroir , and are soul-less, are totally groundless. Give it 5 or so years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25-30 years. This is one of the great Margaux wines of the vintage.
JS94
What a wonderful nose of ripe strawberries and hints of vanilla. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is luscious and sexy.

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