Appellations

Lascombes 2017

Margaux, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes

The 2017 Lascombes feels a little smudged on the nose compared to its peers, though I find it less decadent and ostentatious than other recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, dense black fruit, quite spicy in style but the finish feels focused and with more tension and energy than I expected. Not bad at all.

Score: 89 - 91 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2022-2035 Date: 01 May 2018

The 2017 Lascombes is a very promising wine. Unctuous, super-ripe and flamboyant, the 2017 packs a serious punch. Crème de cassis, blackberry jam, spice, new leather and sweet French oak add to the wine's racy personality. Although Lascombes is not an especially typical Margaux, it is super-expressive today. That said, it is my belief that wines made with this sort of intense, concentrated approach need to be bottled early because there is a significant risk of the fruit drying out during élevage.

Score: 91 - 94 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 May 2018

The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Lascombes gives up lovely scents of roses and lavender over a core of kirsch, crushed black plums and black raspberries with a waft of cinnamon stick. Medium-bodied with a rock-solid frame of firm, ripe, grainy tannins, it has a great core of muscular fruit and lingering spicy notes on the finish.

Score: 92 - 95 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 27 April 2018

Deep crimson. Fragrant with cassis fruit and leaf and an inviting note of graphite. Firm, dry, well-structured but with the fruit to hold the centre. Persistent but slightly dry on the finish.

Score: 16 Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2022-2030 Date: 25 April 2018

Loads of plums, spice, exotic flowers, and damp earth jump from the glass of the 2017 Château Lascombes. Possessing sweet tannin, surprisingly ripe, concentrated fruit, a seductive texture, and medium to full body, it’s a classic Margaux from this vintage that can be drunk young or cellared for 15-20 years.

Score: 90 - 92 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 23 April 2018

Tight and firm with dark-berry and chocolate character. Some mahogany, too. Medium-bodied, firm and silky. But should fill out with elevage. Shows potential.

Score: 90 - 91 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 06 April 2018

A soft and alluring style, with warm boysenberry and blackberry puree flavors allied to a velvety structure. Light spice shadings emerge on the open-knit finish.

Score: 88 - 91 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 04 April 2018

This is just a little bit off the pace, yet it's a wine that I really enjoy, and you can see the careful construction through the palate. The smoked cedar oak is there, and the redcurrant and raspberry fruits are textured, layered with attractive damsons. It's just not delivering on the excitement that this estate has been so adept at achieving in recent vintages.

Score: 90 Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2025-2036 Date: 01 April 2018