Château Lascombes

Margaux 2010

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  Vintage 2010
  96 points Wine Advocate Jr

The wine hits all cylinders in 2010. The average alcohol for the bottled wine is 14%. It has a gorgeously sweet nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers, subtle barbecue smoke and charcoal followed by full body, beautiful intensity, great purity, stature and length. The influence of any oak is minimal, despite the fact that 90% new French oak was used. Needless to say, this is an example of modern-styled winemaking at its finest, and arguments that such wines will not age well, do not represent their terroir , and are soul-less, are totally groundless. Give it five or so years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25-30 years. This is one of the great Margaux wines of the vintage. Probably the greatest Lascombes made to date, the 2010 is a blend of 55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Petit Verdot. The production from this huge estate totals nearly 400,000 bottles.The Wine Advocate 205.

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  Vintage 2010
  90 points The Real Review

Nutty and smoky bacon aromas. The palate is intense and elegant, but fearsomely tannic and a trifle chewy. It's a touch four-square. Needs a lot of time; hard to assess now.