Lascombes

Specification

Producer

Lascombes

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Margaux, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot

Vintage

1998

Case

75cl

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

LASCOM981X75

About this wine

Lascombes is a rich, generous Margaux, blending Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a little Petit Verdot. Deeply coloured, with ripe dark fruit, spice and the floral perfume of the appellation, it has supple yet firm tannins and a polished finish. It is approachable after eight to ten years, and good vintages develop well for twenty years or more.

About Lascombes

Château Lascombes is a Second Growth of Margaux, classified in 1855, with a large vineyard spread across the communes of the appellation. In the mid twentieth century it was owned by the wine writer and merchant Alexis Lichine, who did much to restore it.

After further changes of ownership, major investment from the early 2000s brought a riper, richer style. The vineyard has a higher proportion of Merlot than most of its Margaux neighbours, planted on clay soils alongside Cabernet Sauvignon on gravel, giving a generous, modern Margaux.