Professionele reviews
Robert Parker (91)
89-91
Aromas of cassis, lilac and nicely integrated creamy new oak introduce the 2024 Lascombes, a medium to full-bodied, dense and youthfully structured young wine underpinned by a bright spine of acidity and concluding with gently chewy tannins. This was cropped at 38 hectoliters per hectare and saw a combination of tank bleeds and reverse osmosis to amp up its concentration. Maturation is in 60% new oak, with lighter toasts than was formerly the case at this address.
James Suckling (97)
96-97
An exciting new wine from Lascombes. Superpolished and dense, showing rich plums, blackberries, black cherries and fine spices. Full-bodied, this has piles of dusty tannins and a very long finish. Merlot from limestone-clay soils close to La Gironde. The vine age is around 40 years old. Concentrated, opulent and evenly packed. Aged in 50% new oak.
Jancis Robinson (17)
Reserved aromatically but fresh and appealing. Supple fruit and finely integrated tannins. Firm and persistent on the finish with marked length. Vertical in expression.
Vinous (96)
94-96
The 2024 Lascombes represents another important step for Lascombes under its current leadership. Silky and elegant, with notable depth, the Grand Vin impresses with its textural resonance and persistence. New leather, licorice, lavender and incense weave through a core of dark-toned fruit. Lascombes is shaping up to be one of the sleepers of 2024. I can't wait to taste it from bottle. Impressive. Tasted three times.
Jeb Dunnuck (95)
93-95
Based largely on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and aging in 60% new oak, the 2024 Château De Lascombes is deeper hued than the Chevalier de Lascombes and offers more cassis, graphite, classy oak, and scorched earth. Medium-bodied, it has remarkable purity, ripe, building tannins, solid mid-palate depth, balance, and length. It's another brilliant effort by technical director Axel Heinz at this château that's up there with the crème de la crème of the vintage.
Falstaff (94)
Dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, subtle brightening on the rim. Delicate notes of nougat and oak, wild black berries, soft notes of cassis and blackberries. Juicy, elegant, red berry texture, fresh structure, mineral, a hint of currant on the finish, has ageing potential.
