Chateau Lascombes 2025

James Suckling: Extremely sophisticated and refined, with fine tannins and a long finish. Medium-bodied, polished and pretty. Currant, blackberry and cherry undertones. Seriously crafted. One of the best ever."

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."

Decanter: Chocolate, blackcurrant and vanilla with blackcurrant leaf, some liquorice and dried flowers on the nose. Grippy and filling but light on its feet in terms of tannic strength. You get the body, the concentration and the intensity but the fruit purity really stands out - blackcurrant, blueberry and black cherry with lots of fresh mint, graphite, cola and liquorice. Quite a stately wine with a streamlined finish. Still young and firm. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.6pH. A yield of 25hl/ha. 45% grand vin production."

Jeb Dunnuck: Cassis, graphite, chalky minerality, and spicy wood all define the 2025 Château Lascombes, a much tighter, more focused expression compared to the second wine. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from tiny yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare, harvested between September 8th and 25th, it's resting in 60% new French oak with a small percentage in foudre and amphora. Beautifully concentrated on the palate, it has full-bodied richness, ample tannins, and a great finish. This checks in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.59, and the purity here is first rate."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Kräuterwürze, etwas Nougat, dunkle Beerenfrucht, reife Zwetschken, kandierte Orangenzesten. Kraftvoll, saftig, dunkelbeerig, reife, tragende Tannine, zart schokoladig im Abgang, ein komplexer Speisenbegleiter, zeigt Länge und Potenzial."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: 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."

The Wine Cellar Insider: At first, it is the bouquet of flowers that grabs your attention. From there, you notice tobacco leaves, smoke, currants, cedar, and blackberries. On the palate, the wine continues in the right way with its elegant, silky tannins, lush textures, and waves of ripe, dynamic, black fruit, with red fruits, bringing to a fresh, creamy finish. The aging program is 60% new French oak, with a lighter toast, used barrels, and foudres. All the work in the vineyards and cellars has really made a difference here. Drink from 2030-2060."

Vinum: Leicht reduktiv, noch vom Holz geprägt, zeigt Tiefgang, dunkle Frucht, Hagebutte, Vanille, auch Tee; dichter Gaumen, sehr gut strukturiert, noch etwas wild, mit markanten, geschliffenen Tanninen und einer lebhaften Säurestruktur, der Wein ist kräftig, jedoch nicht schwerfällig; endet salin und mit frischer, roter Beerenfrucht. Darf etwas reifen."