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Wine Review: Chateau Lascombes Margaux 2023 (en-primeur sample)

Today Wine-Searcher's Wine Director, David Allen MW, tastes one of the wines of the moment from the 2023 Bordeaux en-primeur tastings, and the first vintage for new CEO Axel Heinz. A chance to see how much has changed at Chateau Lascombes with their 2023 wine. Château Lascombes is a well-regarded and critically well-received wine estate in the Margaux appellation of Bordeaux's Haut-Médoc. The estate produces a classic Margaux known for its deep color, rich texture, ripe fruit and elegant tannic structure. The estate was ranked a second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. The estate dates back to the 17th Century and its name comes from the original owner, the Chevalier de Lascombes. While some vestiges of the original building remain, much of the current château dates back to the 19th Century. The property has seen numerous owners over the years, including prominent Bordeaux figure and wine writer Alexis Lichine. The estate was owned for 11 years by the French health insurance group MACSF (Mutuelle d'Assurance du Corps de Santé Français) who sold it in 2023 to US group Lawrence Wine Estates. The new owners have appointed Axel Heinz, former CEO of Super-Tuscan estate Ornellia to run Château Lascombes. The release of their 2023 wine has been awaited with some anticipation The vineyard is situated in the northwest of the appellation, neighboring châteaux Labégorce, Ferrière and La Gurgue. The château building and winery are in northern Margaux town, just one kilometer (0.6 miles) west of Château Margaux. The estate vineyards cover 120 hectares (nearly 300 acres) in Margaux with a parcel of ten hectares (25 acres) in the Haut-Médoc appellation. It is one of the largest wine estates in the wider region. The vineyard has three distinct parts of roughly equal size; a gravelly mound on which Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot are planted; a clay-gravel area of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon; and clay-limestone plots better suited to Merlot. Unusually for Margaux, Merlot accounts for around 50 percent of plantings with Cabernet Sauvignon playing second fiddle along with a small amount of Petit Verdot. Despite this, the grand vin tends to feature around 55 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery is built on four levels to allow the use of gravity flow systems. Wood and stainless steel vats of differing sizes allow the crop to be vinified plot by plot and variety by variety. The Château Lascombes grand vin is aged for 18 to 20 months, using a barrel rotation system to keep the lees in suspension, giving the wine more texture without allowing extra air contact. The estate has a long association with renowned consultant winemaker Michel Rolland. Find out more about this wine, its pricing and availability by following this link to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/la... #winesearcher #winetasting #margaux #chateaulascombes #lascombes #bordeaux #clarets #medoc #hautmedoc #redbordeaux #winelovers #frenchwine #redwine #cruclasse #secondgrowth #masterofwine #enprimeurs #dcamw