2019 Chateau Lascombes 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux 1x75cl

Antonio Galloni 94

The 2019 Lascombes is a huge wine packed with black cherry, chocolate, new leather, spice and licorice. Creamy, rich and expansive, Lascombes is endowed with notable power and sheer breadth. As always, Lascombes is a heady Margaux that pushes the edges, but I find all the elements very well-balanced. [Antonio Galloni, 23/02/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2039

Neal Martin 92

The 2019 Lascombes has more fruit concentration on the nose with blackberry and boysenberry fruit, not quite as floral as the d’Issan but still exuding the character of the appellation. The palate is smooth and quite opulent, very good weight, dense and structured, building in power towards its multi-layered and persistent, mineral-rich finish. This is a bit of a showstopper. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. [Neal Martin, 28/02/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2026-2050

Wine Advocate 92

Offering up a rich bouquet of blackberries, cassis, burning embers and sweet spices, the 2019 Lascombes is full-bodied, lavish and textural, with a voluminous core of fruit, lively acids and plenty of ripe, powdery tannin that asserts itself on the youthfully firm finish. This is a powerful, muscular style of Margaux that remains nicely balanced in its register. [William Kelley, 19/02/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2027-2050

JancisRobinson.com 16

New owner, Gaylon Lawrence. Tasted blind. Very deep crimson. Sweet, attention-grabbing nose. Fruit just a little overripe and lacking freshness. Not the purest, and the fruit and tannin are currently miles apart, which is a bit of a worry for future development of this evolved fruit. (JR) [18/01/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2027-2035