Lascombes 2019 (750ML)

96 JS / 96 FS / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94-96 WE / 93+ JD / 93 WCI / 92+ WA / 16 JR

This is extremely linear and refined with a super-fine line of tannins running through the center of the wine. It’s full-bodied, yet tight and sophisticated, with a long, long finish. Plenty of blackcurrant, dark chocolate, walnut and cedar in the aftertaste. Try after 2025. - James Suckling

Dark ruby ​​garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Attractive nose of precious wood, fine cherry fruit, underlined with cherries and licorice, mandarin zest in the background. Juicy, complex, elegant texture, ripe, supporting tannins, some nougat on the finish, has length, secure development potential, a Vin de Garde, already drinkable.-Peter Moser, Falstaff

The Lascombes 2019 has a deep garnet-purple color. It bursts on the scene with flamboyant scents of blueberry pie, blackcurrant pastilles, and kirsch, followed by suggestions of candied violets, crushed rocks, and licorice. The full-bodied palate is dense, rich, and opulent, featuring velvety tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and layered.-Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent

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, Vinous Media

A brilliant Margaux with plenty of signature violet and peony character. Firm tannic structure, a little chalky at this point giving grip and juice, alongside savoury blueberry, blackberry and bilberry fruits. This is good quality with fresh acidity, delivers on En Primeur promise and will age. Plenty of complexity and depth also with some bitter chocolate shavings. 48hl/ha yield, 60% new oak. Harvest September 19 to October 16. Tasted twice. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux 

Ripe, heady bramble fruit, plum and fig aromas. Excellent intensity of succulent juice and ripe fruit, there's definitely a coffee/roasted element on the palate alongside liquorice and slate, all combining to give a real spicy but cleaning palate. The core of concentrated blackcurrant and black cherry fruit definitely takes the background while the other elements show their stuff. Tannins are pronounced but round and softly chewy, they frame the fruit well and give a menthol slightly spicy ending. Really good quality and enjoyment here. A powerful wine showing restraint and refinement. One for long ageing. Tasted twice. Drinking Window 2024 - 2033 - Georgina Hindle, Decanter

94–96. Barrel Sample. This classed growth estate is entering an era of consistency. This vintage has the balance between fruit and wood that was missing in the past. It has vivid black fruits that are cut with acidity and tannins, all set to propel the wine to a long-term future. — Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast

The 2019 Château Lascombes showed well, with outstanding notes of cassis fruits as well as cedarwood and tobacco, and it displays more dark, earthy nuances with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has terrific balance, building tannins, and the vintage's pure, fresh, and focused style front and center. Hide bottles for 4-6 years and enjoy them over the following two decades. - Jeb Dunnuck

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, Wine Advocate