A Wednesday at Dave's place: First bottle is suboptimal, second one corked. This third one seems decent so we dove in as it gained interest with air. This wine pours light garnet In the glass with medium bricking. The nose isn’t super expressive but gradually unfurls to show hints of gravel, plum tobacco, green plant stem, and violets. The palate shows the sternness of the vintage with medium plus tannin, and medium acid. The finish is certainly a tad clipped with some of the irony character that can mar older bordeaux. all in all this turned out to be drinking decently well. While its not winning any awards, there was pleasure to be had in this drinking experience.
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This is why we age wine. 2 cases bought at auction from an excellent cellar. Well stored with low neck fill (48 years old). For me this is in its prime. I question the storage in the lower ratings? Cork soaked and even with the Durand, the bottom part broke off. PnP-Deep red garnet with minimal bricking at the rim. Modest and decent nose but incredibly silky smooth on the palate with a long finish. Loads of dark red fruit in perfect balance with the acidity and elegant structure. Well-stored bottles are in a good place now and should stay here for who knows how many years? I never expected this! This is my second of 24 bottles and is slightly better than the first. Both were outstanding but this one was invigorated in my 55 degree cellar for 3 months. What a treat these old gems can be! With 22 bottles left they may well outlive me. Simply outstanding. Salud!
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Slightly lacking in drama and perfume, but there is a beautiful plummy brine to the wine and silky berry notes. A bit beyond its prime years but we'll preserved bottles should drink quite well.
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Richie brought this as first visitor to Pelham. Remarkable good looking wine - still pretty fresh color, great elegant Margaux nose. Decent length. Real fun to drink with beef tenderloin. Very special to be able to share this.
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I grabbed six of these at a recent auction, as they showed decent fills, but approached the first one with a lot of trepidation. The solid cork was easily extracted, but the aromatics seemed off. I left the bottle open, at cellar temp for a few hours, then tasted with caution. Talk about outperforming expectations, the wine had impressive purity and just enough fruit to balance the tertiary cedar and tobacco notes. The last sip was the best.
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I'm always impressed by how well Chateau Lascombes can age, and the 1975 vintage was no exception. Presenting itself with a deep garnet appearance, the wine is showing a pronounced nose of violet, ripe strawberry and a slight green bell pepper undertone. At 45 years the palate is fully integrated, and has a gorgeous silky mouth feel. Absolutely outstanding!
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nice red color without any browning around d the edges. classic Bordeaux nose of cedar and cassis nice balance in the mouth with some acid still there to balance the fruit. drinking well right now
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Very tawny color and slightly cloudy appearance. Nose was quite pleasant, with savory notes. Decanted for about an hour. Opened up slightly, still had tannins and a bit of fruit. Gained a bit more character and interest with time. Overall I think this bottle has begun its decline.
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lovely old Bordeaux nose - some white flowers and mineral, but nothing particularly Margaux-like - very pretty in the mouth with great acid balance and a good amount of sweet old fruit - as with all t he 75s, tannins still very much present, but with time have softened to the point where they are enjoyable and not predominant - medium 20 sec finish - I wouldn't expect much better than this from a 1975 at 40+ years
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Drank from magnum: Chinese herbs, earth, tinge of honey aroma. Tasted cassis, soil, earth, peppers. Rather long minty finish but flat end. This was more but it’s off it’s prime. Still enjoyable though. Better than the 1977 Brane Cantenac tonight.
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cork broken and down in the bottle...but the wine has not suffered. Very very slow to open, garnet color, appears mute for at least one hour. But then, gradually some clear notes of cherries, marasca and plums appear, and again tannins show up. Then some hints of underbrush and ink, pencil and coffee, showing this 43+ yo wine is still alive - although far beyond its prime time - and perfectly cellared during all this decades. PD agrees at V
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Cork wet to top. Dark color with some bricking edges. Thrown a fair amount of sediment so careful. This is fully mature and polished. Has significant weight and polish, fruit alive and well although this is mostly secondary and I think in perfect shape.
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Beautiful and fully mature, there's still a good amount of acidity here and enough tannin that it could still go another year or two...but why wait? A lovely mature Bordeaux that highlights the value of aging these wines and patience.
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Fantastic. I think I lucked out with a killer bottle, well-preserved. The corked was fairly soaked through, but the Durand did the trick. Inside, the wine was still very much alive with very little sediment. Notes along the same lines as others before me: earth, mushroom, leather, dried fruit, just a hint of coffee and chocolate. Really great stuff for its 40+ years of age.
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Weekly tasting group #227; A mixed set fully blind tasted. (@ DJ): This was tasted blind from a half bottle. Tertiary bouquet with mushrooms, iron, tobacco and coffee. On the same tertiary impressions. Old age acidity and some drying tannin. Still drinkable, but past its prime. No score.
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Very light nose of dried fruits, sous bois, undergrowth and flowers. Still hanging in there. The palate was quite similar in flavour with a nice touch of flowers in the finish. The texture was velvety and light and tannins and acidity was very balanced. A very enjoyable and pleasurable old wine. Drink Up.
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Color: Bricked red with a clear meniscus Smell: Earth, leather, dried fruits, with a hint of smoke and soil Taste: Dehydrated red fruits, clove, tobacco, and old/seasoned oak. Overall: This is just a lovely claret. The tannin was a bit prominent initially and took about 30-40 minutes in a decanter to open up. However, in time...this was a lovely example of what to look for in a 40+ year-old Bordeaux from Margaux. Outstanding!
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Popped and poured, very little sediment, drinking very well still. Weary sure, but a lovely mature nose, earthy, deep and profound. Faded fruit but it lingers, with traces of tannins too. But why even bother rating a 40 year old wine... Let's just say drinking it was a great experience.
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Quality wine with great potential, but maybe this should have been drunken 5y ago. Still fruit, and very nice on the mature side. (At private 80s bordeaux tasting)
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Good fill, good cork. The wine was mellow but present. Red currant and a bit of roasted mushroom, forest floor. Poured more garnet and still had perfume. Paired with the 1975 Giscours as the first flight with a lamb dish. A fully resolved wine (no surprise) but still pleasurable and engaging. Pop 'em open all you 1975 babies out there, this will be better now than in 2025.
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Nicely preserved, the best Lascombes I have ever had. The real charm of a "Margaux" style, extremely typical Margaux nose: white flower dominated, with some fur and spices. The mouth-feeling is racy, tender, a little bit nervous, mellowed yet structured. I have abandoned Bordeaux wines for a long time, but this Lascombes pulled me back, I still could not say I know really well Bordeaux wines because I haven't much experience of tasting back vintages.How difficult it is to have a wine at its peak!
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A casual Friday night wine session (Extra Space, Boon Keng): It has the mature appearance, dark ruby core with brownish tinge, lifted nose of black fruit, blackcurrant, blackberry, dried plum and smokiness at the tail end. Floral palate with dried fruit, it has good smooth entry and high acidity. Medium finish, spicy aftertaste and almost dissolve tannins, soft and fine.
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Garnet red brown. In the bouquet cinnamon and other sweet spices as well as a lot of autumn impressions and barnyard. Same on the palate with still some red berry fruits, beautiful oak, good acidity and completely melted tannin. This wine is still very much alive. Fully mature of course, but if you have a properly stored bottle there is probably no hurry.
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Tasting of the Utrecht Wine Society (Utrecht, NL): Fully mature appearance; mature nose, cedar and freshness, quite stony; slender palate, tannic but no lack of ripeness, nice stuffing, hint of sweetness even; good length. A very nice surprise, holding well, tasting blind I plumped for 1988 rather than 1975!
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This is an intellectual piece. I have never tasted any Bordeaux which tasted like a well-aged Burgundy. Is it elegance? Did it lose all its structure? To me, this particular bottle demonstrated elegance of well aged Margaux from a lesser year. I couldn't stop thinking that there is no such thing as a bad wine, just a bad bottle. Although it was completely different than what I had envisioned and definitely changed my way of thinking in regards to properly aged fine wines. Beautiful!
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(Unknown ABV) Previously I've had bad luck with this wine, but this example had a fill into the neck, despite a rather nasty cork which came out in a thousand pieces.
Decanted for around half an hour before first taste, and gave it a little chill since it's a hot evening. When poured, a soft ruby color with a considerable amount of bricking.
As soon as the cork emerged the nose was exploding out of the bottle. Finding it a little hard to pin down though. Some candied fruit, primarily raspberries and apples. Tons of musty earthy aromas. Some coffee. A tinge of cedar, sulfur and meat.
Deliciously sweet and sour palate- lovely acidity. Tangy and taut. Those 1975 tannins were initially quite harsh, but were tamed somewhat after a few minutes in the glass. Have no illusions though; they still throw the wine off balance a little.
Nice long finish keeps you wanting more.
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Plein, ample, long en bouche, surprenant et meilleur que le 82 dégusté récemment. Après une lente aération de cinq heures, le palais est comblé. Fruit intact (mûre, cerise), tanins bien fondus, juste ce qu'il faut d'acidité, équilibre parfait.
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Much better than previous bottle...thank goodness 36 isnt too old! Smooth and well balanced, not sure how much time is left on this one but enjoyable now.
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This was obviously a atypical year for Lacombes of the period. This bottle was part of a nine bottle auction lot and every one so far has been fantastic showing plenty of life left. The notorious tanins that have been mentioned in reviews have totally resolved with plenty of fruit still evident.
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What a surprise. Decanted two hours before,cork was like wet cardboard. Very vibrant red fruits, still quite tannic, a very good old claret. Now I don't need to be in a hurry to drink the rest of the case.
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This wine was still very much alive and kicking. Strawberries, leather and forest floor on the nose. Beautifully elegant and restrained on the palate with lovely red fruit, fully resolved tannins and great harmony. Not a blockbuster, but a lovely way to end the evening with a classic claret!
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On a spur of the momment I popped one of these after a poker game. What a great surprise! Full of life with a beautifull nose and palate of saddle leather camphor and cigar. There was still a slight amount residual tanins left that helped maintain some structure. I have one left and I'm in no rush to open it.
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Drinkg very well. Strawberries and sawdust was spot on.. also a nice smokiness to the finsh. Needs an hour at least to open. Cork was soaked halfway. Can't give a wonderful tasting 35 year old wine anything but a solid A.
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Strawberry and sawdust. Decanted about an hour and that seemed just right. Tasted just after cork pull and it was "dusty" but with a little air it opened up well. The fruit is still there and is delicately carried by mild tannins. Considerable bricking throughout at this point but still dark. I love old Bordeaux.
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11/07 Ruby color - meidium-bodied - earthen nose - sweet cherry red fruit attack - structured finish - slightly off-balanced but still with life. 89 pts.
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bruinig randje, beetje te ver, zurig in begin, nadien zachter, beetje hout, rood fruit, korte afdronk, muffe neus(vochtige schimmel), beetje platjes, na tijd opgengestaan beter met duidelijke tannines en betere smaak: toch iets te ver!
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12/18/2023 - olracx62 wrote: flawed
unfortunately flawed
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12/13/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote: 90 Points
A Wednesday at Dave's place: First bottle is suboptimal, second one corked. This third one seems decent so we dove in as it gained interest with air. This wine pours light garnet In the glass with medium bricking. The nose isn’t super expressive but gradually unfurls to show hints of gravel, plum tobacco, green plant stem, and violets. The palate shows the sternness of the vintage with medium plus tannin, and medium acid. The finish is certainly a tad clipped with some of the irony character that can mar older bordeaux. all in all this turned out to be drinking decently well. While its not winning any awards, there was pleasure to be had in this drinking experience.
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3/9/2023 - lozon Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is why we age wine. 2 cases bought at auction from an excellent cellar. Well stored with low neck fill (48 years old). For me this is in its prime. I question the storage in the lower ratings? Cork soaked and even with the Durand, the bottom part broke off. PnP-Deep red garnet with minimal bricking at the rim. Modest and decent nose but incredibly silky smooth on the palate with a long finish. Loads of dark red fruit in perfect balance with the acidity and elegant structure. Well-stored bottles are in a good place now and should stay here for who knows how many years? I never expected this! This is my second of 24 bottles and is slightly better than the first. Both were outstanding but this one was invigorated in my 55 degree cellar for 3 months. What a treat these old gems can be! With 22 bottles left they may well outlive me. Simply outstanding. Salud!
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10/24/2022 - MickeyF71 wrote: 89 Points
Cork didn’t survive.
At least 10 years after its’ prime, but still enjoyable.
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4/14/2022 - RockinCabs wrote: 88 Points
Slightly lacking in drama and perfume, but there is a beautiful plummy brine to the wine and silky berry notes. A bit beyond its prime years but we'll preserved bottles should drink quite well.
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1/1/2022 - MichielV wrote: 91 Points
Richie brought this as first visitor to Pelham. Remarkable good looking wine - still pretty fresh color, great elegant Margaux nose. Decent length. Real fun to drink with beef tenderloin. Very special to be able to share this.
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8/26/2021 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 91 Points
I grabbed six of these at a recent auction, as they showed decent fills, but approached the first one with a lot of trepidation. The solid cork was easily extracted, but the aromatics seemed off. I left the bottle open, at cellar temp for a few hours, then tasted with caution. Talk about outperforming expectations, the wine had impressive purity and just enough fruit to balance the tertiary cedar and tobacco notes. The last sip was the best.
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12/6/2020 - sommsauvage Likes this wine: 96 Points
I'm always impressed by how well Chateau Lascombes can age, and the 1975 vintage was no exception. Presenting itself with a deep garnet appearance, the wine is showing a pronounced nose of violet, ripe strawberry and a slight green bell pepper undertone. At 45 years the palate is fully integrated, and has a gorgeous silky mouth feel. Absolutely outstanding!
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10/22/2020 - senesd Likes this wine: 91 Points
nice red color without any browning around d the edges. classic Bordeaux nose of cedar and cassis nice balance in the mouth with some acid still there to balance the fruit. drinking well right now
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8/21/2019 - bonnerecolte wrote: 88 Points
Very tawny color and slightly cloudy appearance. Nose was quite pleasant, with savory notes. Decanted for about an hour. Opened up slightly, still had tannins and a bit of fruit. Gained a bit more character and interest with time. Overall I think this bottle has begun its decline.
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7/29/2019 - Verb wrote: 91 Points
lovely old Bordeaux nose - some white flowers and mineral, but nothing particularly Margaux-like - very pretty in the mouth with great acid balance and a good amount of sweet old fruit - as with all t he 75s, tannins still very much present, but with time have softened to the point where they are enjoyable and not predominant - medium 20 sec finish - I wouldn't expect much better than this from a 1975 at 40+ years
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4/19/2019 - dnnk88 wrote: 87 Points
Drank from magnum: Chinese herbs, earth, tinge of honey aroma. Tasted cassis, soil, earth, peppers. Rather long minty finish but flat end. This was more but it’s off it’s prime. Still enjoyable though. Better than the 1977 Brane Cantenac tonight.
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4/6/2019 - olracx62 Likes this wine: 90 Points
cork broken and down in the bottle...but the wine has not suffered. Very very slow to open, garnet color, appears mute for at least one hour. But then, gradually some clear notes of cherries, marasca and plums appear, and again tannins show up. Then some hints of underbrush and ink, pencil and coffee, showing this 43+ yo wine is still alive - although far beyond its prime time - and perfectly cellared during all this decades. PD agrees at V
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1/21/2018 - chcook Likes this wine:
Cork wet to top. Dark color with some bricking edges. Thrown a fair amount of sediment so careful. This is fully mature and polished. Has significant weight and polish, fruit alive and well although this is mostly secondary and I think in perfect shape.
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6/17/2017 - Kirk Grant wrote:
Beautiful and fully mature, there's still a good amount of acidity here and enough tannin that it could still go another year or two...but why wait? A lovely mature Bordeaux that highlights the value of aging these wines and patience.
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5/11/2017 - tcarter Likes this wine: 96 Points
Fantastic. I think I lucked out with a killer bottle, well-preserved. The corked was fairly soaked through, but the Durand did the trick. Inside, the wine was still very much alive with very little sediment. Notes along the same lines as others before me: earth, mushroom, leather, dried fruit, just a hint of coffee and chocolate. Really great stuff for its 40+ years of age.
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8/29/2016 - Zweder wrote:
Weekly tasting group #227; A mixed set fully blind tasted. (@ DJ): This was tasted blind from a half bottle. Tertiary bouquet with mushrooms, iron, tobacco and coffee. On the same tertiary impressions. Old age acidity and some drying tannin. Still drinkable, but past its prime. No score.
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5/10/2016 - phill mz wrote: flawed
flawed - TCA
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4/28/2016 - Nicholas81 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very light nose of dried fruits, sous bois, undergrowth and flowers. Still hanging in there. The palate was quite similar in flavour with a nice touch of flowers in the finish. The texture was velvety and light and tannins and acidity was very balanced. A very enjoyable and pleasurable old wine. Drink Up.
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4/14/2016 - Kirk Grant wrote:
Color: Bricked red with a clear meniscus
Smell: Earth, leather, dried fruits, with a hint of smoke and soil
Taste: Dehydrated red fruits, clove, tobacco, and old/seasoned oak.
Overall: This is just a lovely claret. The tannin was a bit prominent initially and took about 30-40 minutes in a decanter to open up. However, in time...this was a lovely example of what to look for in a 40+ year-old Bordeaux from Margaux. Outstanding!
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11/26/2015 - lifeattable Likes this wine:
Popped and poured, very little sediment, drinking very well still. Weary sure, but a lovely mature nose, earthy, deep and profound. Faded fruit but it lingers, with traces of tannins too. But why even bother rating a 40 year old wine... Let's just say drinking it was a great experience.
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9/28/2015 - Jalvemo wrote: 93 Points
Quality wine with great potential, but maybe this should have been drunken 5y ago. Still fruit, and very nice on the mature side. (At private 80s bordeaux tasting)
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9/17/2015 - btock wrote: 90 Points
Good fill, good cork. The wine was mellow but present. Red currant and a bit of roasted mushroom, forest floor. Poured more garnet and still had perfume. Paired with the 1975 Giscours as the first flight with a lamb dish. A fully resolved wine (no surprise) but still pleasurable and engaging. Pop 'em open all you 1975 babies out there, this will be better now than in 2025.
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8/23/2015 - t.c.green Likes this wine: 95 Points
An elegant wine tasted at our 2015 Kevorkian dinner. Still with beautiful fruit, balance.
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4/21/2015 - jmoore431 wrote: 90 Points
Orange tint with substantial clear rim; huge nose of cedar; tobacco and leather; good, sweet palate. nice balance.
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8/9/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
Very good combination of cigarbox, forest floor, dense black fruit. Tannins nicely resolved and integrated. Moderate density and length.
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7/15/2014 - Button Yang Likes this wine: 96 Points
Nicely preserved, the best Lascombes I have ever had. The real charm of a "Margaux" style, extremely typical Margaux nose: white flower dominated, with some fur and spices. The mouth-feeling is racy, tender, a little bit nervous, mellowed yet structured. I have abandoned Bordeaux wines for a long time, but this Lascombes pulled me back, I still could not say I know really well Bordeaux wines because I haven't much experience of tasting back vintages.How difficult it is to have a wine at its peak!
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6/20/2014 - hkm520240 wrote: 91 Points
A casual Friday night wine session (Extra Space, Boon Keng): It has the mature appearance, dark ruby core with brownish tinge, lifted nose of black fruit, blackcurrant, blackberry, dried plum and smokiness at the tail end. Floral palate with dried fruit, it has good smooth entry and high acidity. Medium finish, spicy aftertaste and almost dissolve tannins, soft and fine.
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4/10/2014 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Garnet red brown. In the bouquet cinnamon and other sweet spices as well as a lot of autumn impressions and barnyard. Same on the palate with still some red berry fruits, beautiful oak, good acidity and completely melted tannin. This wine is still very much alive. Fully mature of course, but if you have a properly stored bottle there is probably no hurry.
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4/10/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Tasting of the Utrecht Wine Society (Utrecht, NL): Fully mature appearance; mature nose, cedar and freshness, quite stony; slender palate, tannic but no lack of ripeness, nice stuffing, hint of sweetness even; good length. A very nice surprise, holding well, tasting blind I plumped for 1988 rather than 1975!
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3/12/2014 - jinatnrt Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is an intellectual piece.
I have never tasted any Bordeaux which tasted like a well-aged Burgundy. Is it elegance? Did it lose all its structure? To me, this particular bottle demonstrated elegance of well aged Margaux from a lesser year. I couldn't stop thinking that there is no such thing as a bad wine, just a bad bottle.
Although it was completely different than what I had envisioned and definitely changed my way of thinking in regards to properly aged fine wines. Beautiful!
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2/1/2014 - SimonK wrote: 89 Points
leichte aceton note, merde
Saurer apfel, sauerkirsche
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4/22/2013 - NewFrenchClaret Likes this wine: 90 Points
(Unknown ABV) Previously I've had bad luck with this wine, but this example had a fill into the neck, despite a rather nasty cork which came out in a thousand pieces.
Decanted for around half an hour before first taste, and gave it a little chill since it's a hot evening. When poured, a soft ruby color with a considerable amount of bricking.
As soon as the cork emerged the nose was exploding out of the bottle. Finding it a little hard to pin down though. Some candied fruit, primarily raspberries and apples. Tons of musty earthy aromas. Some coffee. A tinge of cedar, sulfur and meat.
Deliciously sweet and sour palate- lovely acidity. Tangy and taut. Those 1975 tannins were initially quite harsh, but were tamed somewhat after a few minutes in the glass. Have no illusions though; they still throw the wine off balance a little.
Nice long finish keeps you wanting more.
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1/21/2013 - meqoubal36 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Plein, ample, long en bouche, surprenant et meilleur que le 82 dégusté récemment.
Après une lente aération de cinq heures, le palais est comblé. Fruit intact (mûre, cerise), tanins bien fondus, juste ce qu'il faut d'acidité, équilibre parfait.
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9/26/2012 - jhngo wrote: 87 Points
Old thin wine
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3/17/2012 - InflationHedge wrote: 88 Points
Much better than previous bottle...thank goodness 36 isnt too old! Smooth and well balanced, not sure how much time is left on this one but enjoyable now.
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5/8/2011 - g-man wrote: 90 Points
This was obviously a atypical year for Lacombes of the period. This bottle was part of a nine bottle auction lot and every one so far has been fantastic showing plenty of life left. The notorious tanins that have been mentioned in reviews have totally resolved with plenty of fruit still evident.
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2/18/2011 - ianel1 wrote: 92 Points
What a surprise. Decanted two hours before,cork was like wet cardboard. Very vibrant red fruits, still quite tannic, a very good old claret. Now I don't need to be in a hurry to drink the rest of the case.
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8/30/2010 - InflationHedge wrote:
Made me feel old, I was hoping this 35 yr old still had some life to it...terrible.
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7/30/2010 - jreis wrote:
This wine was still very much alive and kicking. Strawberries, leather and forest floor on the nose. Beautifully elegant and restrained on the palate with lovely red fruit, fully resolved tannins and great harmony. Not a blockbuster, but a lovely way to end the evening with a classic claret!
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7/12/2010 - g-man wrote: 92 Points
On a spur of the momment I popped one of these after a poker game. What a great surprise! Full of life with a beautifull nose and palate of saddle leather camphor and cigar. There was still a slight amount residual tanins left that helped maintain some structure. I have one left and I'm in no rush to open it.
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4/26/2010 - vinedresser75 wrote: 95 Points
Drinkg very well. Strawberries and sawdust was spot on.. also a nice smokiness to the finsh. Needs an hour at least to open. Cork was soaked halfway. Can't give a wonderful tasting 35 year old wine anything but a solid A.
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4/12/2009 - TimBoDo wrote: 90 Points
Strawberry and sawdust. Decanted about an hour and that seemed just right. Tasted just after cork pull and it was "dusty" but with a little air it opened up well. The fruit is still there and is delicately carried by mild tannins. Considerable bricking throughout at this point but still dark. I love old Bordeaux.
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2/26/2009 - tahava wrote: 90 Points
Dark colour,nose has cedar, pencil and smoke. A medium-bodied example of fine reasonably priced Margaux.
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11/1/2007 - GA wrote: 89 Points
11/07 Ruby color - meidium-bodied - earthen nose - sweet cherry red fruit attack - structured finish - slightly off-balanced but still with life. 89 pts.
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4/4/2005 - boss wrote:
Surprisingly good, friutiy, well structured 30 year old bottle. Cork was in fine shape. A little over the hill, but we wee pleased.
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12/31/2001 - gverreydt wrote:
bruinig randje, beetje te ver, zurig in begin, nadien zachter, beetje hout, rood fruit, korte afdronk, muffe neus(vochtige schimmel), beetje platjes, na tijd opgengestaan beter met duidelijke tannines en betere smaak: toch iets te ver!
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1/1/1997 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points
great bottle.
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