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Monday, January 24, 2022 - Last bottle. Imnediately noticed the special buquet of mature Margaux. Great clarity and delicacy. The taste also had the classic Margaux profile of clarity and lightness. My wife concurred, What a treat!"
Having read Bevetroppo's Christmas Day tasting note I focused on the character of the taste in terms of drinking window. The fruit was fully ripe, the flavors completely developed and at the same time showing not the slightest trace of the softening that comes in late maturity. This is the perfect drinking moment for me, the spot I hope to find. While I do not see upward movement grom this point I also know from experience that Bordeaux of this class will hold this state for years (graphed by Jancis Robinson in "Wintage Timecharts"). Putting the end of ideal drinking at 2030 as Bevetroppo does fits my experience exactly.
A bit of context. I have a very special fondness for Margaux. One of the best wines I tasted lang ago that started my love of mature Bordeaux was a 66 d"Issan. While different from this Lascombes both are as lovely as Margaux can be. If I were to teach a class on mature Bordeaux this wine could be a case study of Margaux.

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