PV Tasting Notes
Chateau Lascombes is certainly one of the Bordeaux producers which has benefitted greatly by the increased prices, enabling more money to be spent at the winery, and qualitatively speaking, the wines have improved dramatically since the millennium. The 2008 is inky black in colour, with a super perfume of charcoal, barbeque roast, blackberry, and floral notes. Medium to full body, silky but noticeable tannins, a layered mouthfeel and a surprisingly long finish.
Independent Review93 Points Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate May 2011
2008: Another incredibly successful sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Lascombes confirms just how many top 2008s were produced. A dark plum/ruby/purple-tinged color is followed by a sexy, up-front perfume of forest floor, damp earth, blue and red fruits and a touch of spicy oak. Lush with low acidity and sweet tannin, it appears to be a bigger version of the stunning 2008 Malescot St.-Exupery. Drink it over the next 15 or more years – it is well-worth buying by the case.
91-94 Points Robert Parker The Wine Advocate April 2009
Sweet plum, black cherry, and cassis notes intermixed with floral, licorice, spice box, and forest floor scents result in a complex set of aromatics. The wine possesses medium to full body, a round, gentle mouthfeel, ripe tannin, and fresh acids with no evidence of oak. This is a more restrained, less exuberant effort than Lascombes has produced in several recent vintages. Drink this impressively-endowed, well-made 2008 between 2011-2030+.