The 2015 Lascombes Bordeaux Blend from the Margaux sub-region of Bordeaux, France, has garnered significant attention from wine critics for its depth, complexity, and aging potential. This red wine, produced by Lascombes, exhibits a robust 14.0% alcohol content and is sealed with a cork closure.
Wine Enthusiast awarded this wine a stellar 96 points, describing it as "a powerful wine, with wood aging that adds richness to the dense tannins." The publication notes that although there is some tough extraction, it will soften as the wine matures, suggesting an optimal drinking window starting from 2026.
James Suckling also provided an excellent review, giving it 95 points. He highlighted the wine’s "immediate depth to the aromas of dark cherries, plums, and blackberries with subtly spicy and cedary oak amid stony, minerally accents." He praised its charm and fluidity, recommending consumption from 2023 onwards.
Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com rated it 94 points, emphasizing the wine’s deep color, dark fruits, and voluptuous texture. He noted, "there is flesh, sweetness and oak, but the texture is voluptuous, and with all that ripe fruit, everything works, coming together nicely."
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate echoed this sentiment with a score of 94 points. Lisa Perrotti-Brown commented on its "beautiful nose of black forest cake, violets, cassis, and tilled soil," describing the wine as medium-bodied, elegant, and intense with a long, savory finish.
Jeb Dunnuck provided a score of 92 points, characterizing the 2015 Château Lascombes as "a big, bombastic wine" with "serious amounts of sweet currants, blackberry jam, licorice, and oak." Dunnuck noted that while it may not appeal to traditionalists, it is a "smokin’ good bottle of wine."
Vinous also rated it 92 points, with Neal Martin calling it "one of the best wines from the estate in recent vintages." He described the wine as having "very well balanced with crisp tannin" and pure, graphite-tinged black fruit.
Decanter rated it 94 points, appreciating the wine's "great depth to the finely grained tannic structure" and "well-balanced" flavors of deep licorice, damson, cassis, and loganberry.
In summary, the 2015 Lascombes is a robust and complex Bordeaux blend that has received high praise across the board, particularly for its depth, structure, and aging potential.