Chateau Lascombes 2. Cru Classe Margaux 2022 i trækasse

95-96/100 Terres de Vins

94-95/100 Andrew Caillard Medium deep crimson. Classical blackcurrant cedar aromas with touch leafy, tobacco notes. Elemental with pure cassis, dark cherry mulberry fruits, fine grainy firm tannins, some bittersweet notes and well integrated savoury complexity. Finishes firm and minerally. (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot Around 70% new oak)

93-95/100 Jeb Dunnuck The 2022 Château Lascombes is a ripe, powerful wine that holds onto a terrific sense of purity and freshness. Black fruits, smoky oak, lead pencil, and tobacco all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a layered, elegant mouthfeel, ripe, building tannins, and a great finish. A killer bottle of wine, it’s going to benefit from short-term cellaring. Tasted twice.

93-94/100 James Suckling A more refined and focused Lascombes with blackcurrant, graphite, stone and blueberry character. Medium body. Polished finish. Needs a little more at the finish to be in the big leagues.

93/100 Decanter Perfumed and aromatic on the nose. Rich and concentrated on the palate, juicy but also there's a richness and power that focuses the black cherry and blackcurrant fruit and acidity and makes it quite serious. Tannins are grippy giving plenty of texture and structure, but this lacks a little energy and finesse. It's certainly stylish though with liquorice, dark chocolate, wet stone and tobacco notes. Tasted twice. The estate has new owners as of November 2022 with the acquisition by Lawrence Wine Estates, (also owners of Napa wineries: Heitz Cellar, Burgess Cellars and Stony Hill). The group was established by the Lawrence family, led by US entrepreneur Gaylon Lawrence, alongside managing partner and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr MS. 2022 is the last vintage by winemaker Dominique Befve with ex-Ornellaia winemaker Axel Heinz taking over as of the 2023 vintage. Harvest 7-27 September. Yield of 36hl/ha. Ageing in French oak, 60% new.

92-94/100 The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve Deep in color, the wine is lush, concentrated, polished, full-bodied, and packed with toasty oak, black currants, blackberries, black cherries, espresso and cocoa. This is incredibly creamy, but it is also quite oaky, so it is not for the oak averse. If you let it age it a bit, the oak could become better integrated into the wine. Drink from 2027-2050.

92-94/100 Alexandre Ma If I were to blind-taste the 2022 vintage of Château Lascombes, I would never have guessed its origin. The familiar aromas of mocha, hazelnut, and other baked goods have given way to the light and refreshing essence of cherry juice and strawberry candy. The tannin structure remains solid and full-bodied, yet the wine's texture is increasingly supple and smooth. This exquisite wine fills me with great anticipation for the future of Château Lascombes, with hopes that its transformation will please more people and radiate new vitality.

92-94/100 The Wine Independent Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Lascombes explodes with powerful notes of creme de cassis, fruitcake, and baked plums, giving way to suggestions of unsmoked cigars and dried herbs. The full-bodied palate is concentrated and impactful, with velvety tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and spicy.

92-93/100 La Revue du Vin de France

17,5/20 Matthew Dukes

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