2004 Lascombes Bordeaux Blend
Reviews of 2004 Lascombes Bordeaux Blend
Mike Supple, JJ Buckley
January 2007
This is an impressive wine from the moment it is poured into the glass: the wine is so thick and inky purple there is almost no rim between where the core ends and where the glass begins. The faintest flecks of pink bring out the very edge of the wine. On the nose, the wine continues in the same vein. Huge, dense fruits swarm out of the glass, backed by aromas of baking chocolate, dusty limestone, green bell peppers, toasted brioche, vanilla and violets. In the background, the wine presents aromas of blackberry, cassis, dark cherries, hints of caramel and light undertones of wet clay and earth. After the lush, soft entry, the tannins quickly build in strength on the mid-palate, filling the mouth with a rich, chewy quality. This is definitely a young wine, and the tannins are a bit green at the moment, but they balance well with the body of the wine. Charred tobacco, charcoal and heavy oak flavors come through first, but the fruit quickly unfolds underneath. Dark blackberries, blueberries and raspberries come through and linger for minutes with touches of spicy green pepper, vanilla and hints of charcoal on the finish. This wine truly shows how new winemaking techniques can fit with centuries of winemaking history to create the perfect marriage of a bold fruity new-world style nose and a mouth feel and taste that is undeniably Bordeaux at its finest. Anticipated maturity: 5-10+ years.
93-94 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
June 2006
The 2004 Lascombes appears to be superior to the 2003. An extraordinary blue/purple color is accompanied by knock-out aromatics of spring flowers, crushed rocks, charcoal, blueberries, blackberries, and cherries. Medium to full-bodied, rich, and textured, with impeccable precision as well as definition, this beauty may be the finest Lascombes yet produced. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+
92-95 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2005
This property has exploded in quality since it was acquired by the American company, Colony Capital. Chateau Reignac’s Yves Vatelot was brought in to oversee the winemaking, and everything was revolutionized with the assistance of Dr. Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland. This has now become one of Margaux’s top wines, even challenging Palmer and Chateau Margaux. The brilliant 2004 (50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Petit Verdot) is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage. An inky/purple color is followed by a gorgeously expressive, explosive nose of creme de cassis, smoked meats, flowers, and graphite. Opulent, medium to full-bodied, and beautifully concentrated, with tremendous precision as well as uplift, this superb effort is atypically rich and textured for a 2004. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020. Bravo!
93 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
January 2007
Another brilliant effort from this estate, the 2004 Lascombes (a blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot) exhibits a deep blue/purple hue along with a sweet perfume of blueberries, black raspberries, cherries, incense, smoke, and spring flowers. While opulent, underneath the full-bodied richness of fruit and depth is a structured wine. As it sits in the glass, an espresso roast character (no doubt from new oak) also emerges. Enjoy this pure, structured, fleshy beauty between 2010-2025.
91 points, Stephen Tanzer
June 2007
Good bright ruby. Wild aromas and flavors of blackberry, coffee, mocha, chocolate and game. Sweet, dense and lush but with plenty of acidity giving the wine shape and structure. Quite concentrated for 2004: offers a very broad mouth feel without coming across as heavy. Finishes with horizontal, toothcoating tannins. An impressive showing
About 2004 Lascombes Bordeaux Blend
About the Winery Lascombes
"Chateau Lascombes is located in the commune of Margaux, Bordeaux. (Appellation Margaux Controlée).
Classification: 2nd Growth
Second label: Chevalier de Lascombes
84 hectares under vines. 50 hectares produce grapes for the first wine and 2nd wine. These vineyards have are elevated for good drainage and have a gravelly soil. Vines are densely planted with 8,000 to 10,000 vines per hectare Yeild is 40-50 hectoliters per hectare.
Chateau Lascombes was founded in the early 1600's by the Lascombes family. The current chateau was built between 1875 and 1880. Lascombes earned a ranking as a second growth in the Medoc Classification of 1855. At that time it was owned by Chaix d'Est-Ange who was a general under Napoleon III.
In the 1950's, Alexis Lichine purchased the chateau and began to realize its potential. The property was sold in 1971 to BASS, its current owners.
Harvesting of the grapes are always done by hand so as to discard grapes that are overripe or unripe. The wine is fermented in temperature controlled, stainless steel tanks. Varieties are vinified separately. The Merlots undergo malolactic fermentation in new French oak casks. Once the assemblage has been performed , the wine is aged in oak casks for 18 months. About 1/2 of the barrels for Chateau Lascomes first wines are new each year. For the second wine, about 1/4 of the barrels are new each year. A fining of the wines with egg whites is performed before bottling." www.chateau-lascombes.com/gb/index.htm
About the Wine
"55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 30-35 years.At maturity, this wine can offer a bouquet with a fragrance of ripe black currants, spicy vanilla oakiness and violets. The wine is rich and full flavored."
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