2004 Lascombes
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Vibrant plum purple colour, an impressive 2004 that has plenty of structure and tannic heft even as it approaches 20 years old, and you can see at this point that a more muscular style of Lascombes was being produced compared to the earlier decades of this vertical. Silky texture, blueberry, pie crust, liqourice root, mint leaf, soot, cocoa bean, with pockets of air that carry you through the palate. An enjoyable example of an often overlooked vintage. 44hl/h yield, harvest October 1 to 25, 85% new oak for ageing, still Oxoline with ageing on the lees. Dominique Befve director, Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland consultant winemakers.
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Rather odd, clunky drying finish. Over extracted. Sweet and obvious. (JR)
Very very dark. Intense spiced black fruits with just a little toastiness. Full and firm and dense but with only just enough fruit in the middle and tannins a little dry at the end, hence the minus. (JH)
About the producer
With vines spread across 40 different parcels throughout the appellation, Ch. Lascombes is one of the most fragmented but also largest Médoc estates, with 120 hectares of vines, now owned by the MACSF insurance company.