2021 Chevalier de Lascombes
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The second wine of the Château is the 2021 Chevalier De Lascombes, which is based on 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 16 months in once-used oak. Its healthy ruby hue is followed by a beautiful 2021 offering bright cassis and ripe black cherry fruit supported by classic spice, tobacco, and gravelly earth notes. It's ripe, medium-bodied, has fine tannins, and an elegant style.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Chevalier de Lascombes has a light blackberry nose with just a touch of briar and chalk. It needs a little more presence. The palate is medium-bodied with a sharp, citric entry. This is an angular Margaux with some hard edges that will need to soften with bottle age. So-so.
Underpowered on the opening notes, although it is packed with spiced cloves, raspberry and greengage plum, and leans into the vintage. 41hl/h yields, and a near-month long harvest stretching from September 29 to October 22.
The 2021 Chevalier de Lascombes offers light red cherries and strawberry fruit on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded tannins and fine acidity. This is quite cohesive with nicely integrated oak. A decent Deuxième Vin .
About the producer
With vines spread across 40 different parcels throughout the appellation, Ch. Lascombes is one of the most fragmented but also largest Médoc estates, with 120 hectares of vines, now owned by the MACSF insurance company.