1990 Château Lascombes
Community Tasting Note
Wineteacher Likes this wine:
Saturday, February 10, 2024 - This wine was bought at release (not en premier) and has been in my cellar of cool and excellent condition ever since. The cork eased out very nicely. The wine had a wonderful scent when it was decanted. It is medium-light in body but very fragrant and showing just a light warmer color. I was able to get a brilliantly clear wine after the bottle had been standing up for a couple of day. In the palate the wine style shows bright but evolved fruit. Mostly red fruit. There is tannins but not harsh. The flavor profile is not completely dominated by mature flavors which are there but there is a back ground of acidity and freshness keeping it away from mature wine only flavor profile. It is a pretty style of Margaux, with a little flower, violet and lilac. It is a beautifully attractive wine for a classic sort of lamb course. Just lovely and no hint of being passed prime.
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Comment posted by Purple Tooth:
2/10/2024 2:09:00 PM - Nice report on this under the radar wine! I love the freshness you describe, probably based on provenance. You made me look back to my notes on it and reminded me that I need to drink my bottles! Starting with 1 tonight maybe....
Comment posted by Wineteacher:
2/10/2024 8:22:00 PM - The wine really displayed the characteristics of being a Margaux with the very pretty violet and lilac notes which were in the bouquet and very much the after taste. This was one wine I would have identified as a Margaux. My cellar enjoys deep into the ground condition in Minnesota. The wine last a very high fill just barely below the work. The cork was in pretty good shape for the age. All was going for it so it tasted healthy. Of course it is ready to drink but it was not at all frail. How it had been kept was probably a big part of it.