2025 Lascombes

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2028!
Delivery until Fall 2028!

(Margaux; 60% Cabernet Sauvignon; 35% Merlot; 5% Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot; a final yield of 25 hl/ha; 13.5% alcohol; tasted three times, the final time at the UGCB press tasting at the Cité du Vin). This is very much how you now expect it to be, with the clear signature of Axel Heinz and of the infusion vinification that is responsible for its precision and sublime texture. It's incredibly pure, focussed, chiselled and precise with great fruit intensity, great harmony and an almost visceral sense of freshness but also equilibrium and poise. There's almost certainly more concentration and density in the mid-palate that in any previous vintage, but the wine is so pure, aerial and lifted that it's much more difficult to be definitive in answering the question - and it's a distraction anyway. I love the subtle, delicate florality (rather more developed in fact in the final sample tasted) and the way the rose petal and rose peppercorn notes almost seem to merge into one another. I love too the almost pulsating delivery of the cool, menthol-edged and essential freshness of the wine as it stetches itself out and unfurls over the palate. The tactility and gentleness of the touch of the tannins on the finish is exquisite. Exceptional wine-making.
96-98/100 Colin Hay

Rich, powerful, deep vivid plum colours, totally love the slate scrape texture here, and curling violet and iris flowers. As is so often the case this year, the wines need to take a beat before the creaminess and cherry pit steps in, love the interplay of gunsmoke and spice. Smooth and silky tannins, good quality with plenty of berry fruits, this has a beautiful balance. 25hl/ha Harvest September 8 to 25. 25hl/ha. Here they chose to prioritise the aromatics for picking and you feel it, but also get that slate texture that brings you to the Médoc. Yield 25 hl/ha. Harvest September 8 to 25. Tasted three times. 25hl/ha Harvest September 8 to 25.
96/100 Jane Anson

Rich, powerful, deep vivid plum colours, totally love the slate scrape texture here, and curling violet and iris flowers. As is so often the case this year, the wines need to take a beat before the creaminess and cherry pit steps in, love the interplay of gunsmoke and spice. Smooth and silky tannins, good quality with plenty of berry fruits, this has a beautiful balance. 25hl/ha Harvest September 8 to 25. 25hl/ha. Here they chose to prioritise the aromatics for picking and you feel it, but also get that slate texture that brings you to the Médoc. Yield 25 hl/ha. Harvest September 8 to 25. Tasted three times. 25hl/ha Harvest September 8 to 25.
96/100 Jane Anson

If Château Lascombes 2023 hinted at the ambition to rise into the realm of truly “Great wines”, then Château Lascombes 2025 makes that promise tangible. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon speaks with striking purity; though it accounts for 60% of the blend, its presence feels closer to 80% in spirit. Blueberry and mulberry unfold beneath finely layered spices, the aromatics drawn with clarity and precision. There is a quiet discipline to its expression, something both immaculate and restrained, like footsteps that leave no trace on snow, or the muted rhythm of a late-night blues, carrying a sense of noble reserve. The wine is full yet never demonstrative, precise yet never rigid. It reflects the refined aesthetic of top-tier winemaking, a bottle that will resonate deeply with those attuned to such a sensibility.
95-97/100 Alexandre Ma

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Lascombes needs a lot of swirling to wake up scents of crushed red and black currants, kirsch, and wet slate, leading to an undercurrent of roses, bouquet garni, and cinnamon stick. The medium-bodied palate is incredibly elegant and nuanced with fine-grained tannins and great tension supporting the fragrant black and red fruit flavors, finishing long and earthy. Gorgeous. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.5%. Tasted three times.
95-97/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown