Description
Château Lascombes 2017
Combining power and elegance and an unctuous and tannin-rich texture, Château Lascombes is a complex wine. In its youth, it always has an amazingly deep colour. On the palate, finesse and a rich texture combine with very stylish fine-grained tannins.
Gradually over the years, Château Lascombes should be enjoyed again and again so as to fully appreciate its complexity of flavour and to see how its structure has developed a more and more suave mouth-feel.
› Tasting notes
A deep, bright purple hue.
The nose is at first discreet, but after you swirl the glass it becomes very expressive. It then opens out revealing a delicate bouquet of black fruits, spices and chocolate. Subtle oak enhances this very elegant nose.
The entry on the palate is lively and suave at the same time. There is a seductive, unctuous, velvety structure with great concentration. Black fruit notes come to the fore while the tannins of the oak delicately envelop the whole. The gamble of using 80% new oak barrels paid off handsomely, since the wine’s structure has beautifully absorbed the oak. The texture of this wine is precise, and the balance is superb. Château Lascombes 2013 is a complex wine and offers lovely length of flavour.
Though not on a par with some of its predecessors, Château Lascombes 2013 will nevertheless be a very pleasant wine with medium-term ageing potential that may be enjoyed while waiting for the great vintages to mature.
The nose is at first discreet, but after you swirl the glass it becomes very expressive. It then opens out revealing a delicate bouquet of black fruits, spices and chocolate. Subtle oak enhances this very elegant nose.
The entry on the palate is lively and suave at the same time. There is a seductive, unctuous, velvety structure with great concentration. Black fruit notes come to the fore while the tannins of the oak delicately envelop the whole. The gamble of using 80% new oak barrels paid off handsomely, since the wine’s structure has beautifully absorbed the oak. The texture of this wine is precise, and the balance is superb. Château Lascombes 2013 is a complex wine and offers lovely length of flavour.
Though not on a par with some of its predecessors, Château Lascombes 2013 will nevertheless be a very pleasant wine with medium-term ageing potential that may be enjoyed while waiting for the great vintages to mature.
› Food pairing
The power and elegance of this great wine calls tasty and savoury meat dishes : game, beef, grilled lamb, roasted or with sauce.
The Château Lascombes also can be tasted at the end of meals with certain cheeses like : Saint Nectaire, Brie de Meaux or Langres.
The Château Lascombes also can be tasted at the end of meals with certain cheeses like : Saint Nectaire, Brie de Meaux or Langres.
