Chateau Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru 2015
(Bordeaux, France) - [WE 96] [JS 95] [WA 94] [VM 93] [JD 92] [WS 92]

About the Chateau:
On a hillside at the entrance to Margaux, in the heart of the Médoc, Château Lascombes is a Second Growth from the 1855 classification with a long history, characterized by pioneering owners and a terroir that reflects all the characteristics of the appellation.  Since 2022, an ambitious family-oriented renewal has been underway with new owner Gaylon Lawrence, Jr., a lover of Bordeaux wines, and Axel Heinz, a highly respected winemaker who excelled in Tuscany for almost twenty years.

About This Wine:
Combining power and elegance, smoothness and tannins, Chateau Lascombes is a wine of great complexity. In its youth, its depth of colour never fails to impress. Finesse and softness on the palate are complemented by stylish, fine-grained tannins. Chateau Lascombes should be enjoyed as it ages over the years to enable full appreciation of its aromatic complexity and the development of its ever-more suave structure in bottle.

Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot.   From historic terroirs of the Château.

Harvest: From September 17th to October 15th.   Hand harvesting in several passes, according to the level of maturity of the plots. Meticulous sorting in the vines and in the vatroom.

Vinification: Gentle vinification by infusion. Cold maceration. Maceration period from 30 to 35 days decided by daily tastings.

Alcohol: 14% vol 

Ratings & Reviews

96 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"This is a powerful wine, with wood aging that adds richness to the dense tannins. Some tough extraction has not detracted from the ripe fruit or structure and will go as the wine matures. It should be ready to drink from 2026." (Jan 2018)

95 Points - James Suckling:
"Immediate depth to the aromas of dark cherries, plums and blackberries with subtly spicy and cedary oak amid stony, minerally accents. The palate has immense depth and presence without relying on brute force. This is all about charm and fluidity. Superb wine. Try from 2023."  (Feb 2018)

94 Points - Wine Advocate:
"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." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Feb 2018)

93 Points - Vinous Media:
"Powerful, deep and flamboyant, the 2015 Lascombes is one of the most overt, concentrated wines readers will find in Margaux. Inky blue/purplish fruit, chocolate, spice, lavender and new leather are all super-concentrated. Even with all of its obvious fruit intensity, the 2015 has a good bit of supporting structure as well. There is no question Lascombes is a technically well-made wine. But I always find myself wondering if this site has more to say than what comes through in this delicious, but somewhat anonymous, Margaux. Tasted two times. (Drink between 2021-2035)." - Antonio Galloni (Feb 2018)

92 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"A big, bombastic wine from this estate that offers serious amounts of sweet currants, blackberry jam, licorice and oak, the 2015 Château Lascombes has beautiful depth of fruit, a thick, opulent texture and sweet. It’s not going to appeal to the traditionalist out there, but it’s a smokin’ good bottle of wine. Give it 3-4 years and enjoy over the following two decades. (Drink between 2022-2046)." (Nov 2017)

92 Points - Wine Spectator:
"Enticing, with a light mulled spice note moving amid the red and black currant fruit, while flashes of bramble, alder, juniper and tobacco skitter through. Reserved but lengthy in feel through the finish, with latent grip and a smoldering tobacco detail. Best from 2030 through 2032." - James Molesworth (Mar 2018)