Chateau Lascombes 1997 is a Chateau based in Margaux in the Medoc and is a second growth under the 1855 clssification. The pale garnet wine had aromas of cigar box, spice and a hint of wet straw, but only a little fruit ( rhubarb). The acidity, body and alcohol are all in balance though the later is slightly warm, the texture silky and the tannins low and ripe. The 1997 vintage was poor and hence the issues this wine has - it lacks fruit, the hint of wet straw on the nose, all due to underripe fruit at picking and the dilution is due to a wet vintage. The cost of this wine is around £35.
Thursday 23 August 2012
Chateau Lascombes 1997 Medoc, Margaux, Bordeaux
Chateau Lascombes 1997 is a Chateau based in Margaux in the Medoc and is a second growth under the 1855 clssification. The pale garnet wine had aromas of cigar box, spice and a hint of wet straw, but only a little fruit ( rhubarb). The acidity, body and alcohol are all in balance though the later is slightly warm, the texture silky and the tannins low and ripe. The 1997 vintage was poor and hence the issues this wine has - it lacks fruit, the hint of wet straw on the nose, all due to underripe fruit at picking and the dilution is due to a wet vintage. The cost of this wine is around £35.
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