Chevalier de Lascombes 2021

It feels like the second wine hasn't been pushed or overworked as much as the grand vin. This is calm and controlled, nothing too out of place, blackcurrant fruit with a cool, salty edge to the tannins. Not so demonstrable or compelling but balanced and well presented. Missing a touch more acidity and vibrancy but this has acidity and fruit. Just loses the intensity on the finish.

A chewy and rather chunky red with black cherries and chocolate. Medium body. Slightly rustic and dense. Give it a couple of years to soften.

The second wine of the Château is the 2021 Chevalier De Lascombes, which is based on 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 16 months in once-used oak. Its healthy ruby hue is followed by a beautiful 2021 offering bright cassis and ripe black cherry fruit supported by classic spice, tobacco, and gravelly earth notes. It's ripe, medium-bodied, has fine tannins, and an elegant style.

Underpowered on the opening notes, although it is packed with spiced cloves, raspberry and greengage plum, and leans into the vintage. Yields at 41 hl/ha, and a near-month-long harvest stretching from September 29 to October 22.

The 2021 Chevalier de Lascombes is deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps from the glass with ready-to-go notes of kirsch and mulberries, leading to hints of dried roses, Sichuan pepper, and tilled soil. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft-textured and lively, with just enough flavor and a peppery finish.

Elegant on the nose, fresh and charming, with lovely notes of aromatic herbs and sap. Smooth and silky on the palate, this is a wine that’s sure to please a wide audience.

Delicate and filigreed, Chevalier de Lascombes shows a gourmand, velvety character. The slightly suave attack is complemented by the freshness of the acidic structure, resulting in a harmonious and sapid wine.

The nose is fruity, fresh, and approachable. It reveals notes of fresh/crunchy blackcurrant, blackberry and, more lightly, fresh cherry, along with touches of violet, fine hints of licorice, discreet floral hints/almost oleander, and discreet hints of zan (licorice candy). The palate is fruity and offers minerality, freshness, a fresh backbone, good definition, a certain indulgence, precision, a linear feel (in the sense of elegance), a tangy thread, and a touch of straightforwardness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of fresh blackcurrant, juicy/fresh raspberry and, more lightly, crunchy red berries, combined with touches of lily, blackberry, zan (licorice candy), a fine hint of chocolate/cocoa, and fine hints of toasted almond. There is indulgence and a very fine chew on the finish/persistence. The tannins are precise, fine, and already offer a certain suppleness.