‘Sandalwood and campfire smoke, bright acidity, blueberry and raspberry fruit, this has some appellation typicity in its soft rose aromatics, dips through the mid palate but a clear step up from the Chevalier, as you would doubly expect in the vintage. 41hl/h yield, 60% new oak. Last full year with Dominique Befve as director before the new team came in. Tasted three times, one point upscore. 2026-2040’ - Jane Anson, janeanson.com, 92/100
‘Dark chocolate covered black cherries on the nose, so appealing. This is scrumptious; the combination of cool, crunchy fruit with ripe, plush tannins and generous acidity. I love the lifted nature, the sweet fruit aspects and the chalky, wet stone element to the tannins which coats the mouth. Feels precise and well worked. Lovely stuff. Tasted twice. 2025-2038’ - Georgina Hindle, Decanter, 91/100
‘The 2021 Lascombes was bottled in June 2023. It has an attractive nose, not amazingly complex but demonstrating purity of fruit: black cherries, a touch of cassis and that inkwell trait I commented upon from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, quite tensile but there is a slight tapering-off toward the finish. Nonetheless, I appreciate the linearity of this Margaux, and it should drink well for 15-20 years. 2027 – 2040’ - Neal Martin, Vinous, 90/100
‘The 2021 Lascombes offers up aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with hints of toasty new oak and leather. Medium to full-bodied, punchy and extracted, it's a characterful but somewhat rustic effort that may, or may not, come together with time. 2025-2035’ - William Kelley, Wine Advocate, 87/100
‘Very dark purplish crimson right out to the rim. Quite a bruiser. Definitely not an obvious expression of Margaux’s delicacy but not too sweet and not too heavy compared with some other vintages from this property. Just a little aggressive in terms of the acid and tannin impact on the decidedly inky – rather than fruity – finish. 2027-2040’ - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 16/20
‘Dark chocolate covered black cherries on the nose, so appealing. This is scrumptious; the combination of cool, crunchy fruit with ripe, plush tannins and generous acidity. I love the lifted nature, the sweet fruit aspects and the chalky, wet stone element to the tannins which coats the mouth. Feels precise and well worked. Lovely stuff. Tasted twice. 2025-2038’ - Georgina Hindle, Decanter, 91/100
‘The 2021 Lascombes was bottled in June 2023. It has an attractive nose, not amazingly complex but demonstrating purity of fruit: black cherries, a touch of cassis and that inkwell trait I commented upon from barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, quite tensile but there is a slight tapering-off toward the finish. Nonetheless, I appreciate the linearity of this Margaux, and it should drink well for 15-20 years. 2027 – 2040’ - Neal Martin, Vinous, 90/100
‘The 2021 Lascombes offers up aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with hints of toasty new oak and leather. Medium to full-bodied, punchy and extracted, it's a characterful but somewhat rustic effort that may, or may not, come together with time. 2025-2035’ - William Kelley, Wine Advocate, 87/100
‘Very dark purplish crimson right out to the rim. Quite a bruiser. Definitely not an obvious expression of Margaux’s delicacy but not too sweet and not too heavy compared with some other vintages from this property. Just a little aggressive in terms of the acid and tannin impact on the decidedly inky – rather than fruity – finish. 2027-2040’ - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 16/20
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Body | Medium to full-bodied |
| Drink to | Drink or cellar |
| Variety | Bordeaux Blend |
| Rating | JA 92 |
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