Chevalier de Lascombes 2019

Pretty violets and roses on the nose with sweet blackcurrant fruit - delicate and approachable. Density and plushness here, the tannins are quite ripe and make their presence known. This has quite a serious and spicy core, liquorice attacks the mid-palate and lingers into the long finish. Bramble fruit, juicy initial impact then quite dense, dry tannins. Perfumed quality to the fruit. Needs time.

Dark ruby garnet, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Fine herbal savouriness, dark nougat, ripe plums, some vanilla. Medium complexity, savoury texture, vivid tannins, mineral on the finish, delicately leafy on the aftertaste, delicately vegetal on the finish.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Chevalier de Lascombes has a pretty nose of roses and underbrush over a core of blackberry preserves and wild blueberries plus a hint of cracked pepper. Medium-bodied, it is soft, juicy, and uncomplicated with a grippy finish.

Beautifully intense fruit on the bouquet, complemented by notes of chocolate, making the wine already highly inviting! The palate delivers on the bouquet’s promise; it is velvety, elegant, and perfectly balanced. A refined wine, well supported by its tannic structure… it remains a Bordeaux, and that’s exactly as it should be!

Dark, intense color. Very pleasant, aromatic nose. Palate with a delicate touch, flavorful, with a slightly firm finish but without harshness. Normal length.

Powerful, concentrated and textured black cherry, cassis and blueberry fruits, laden with black truffle, cocoa bean and liquorice root. Reduction on the first nose gives a gunsmoke edge; this is full of personality and opens to show fresh acidities and finessed tannins. Such a good vintage at this estate, one to cellar for a good few years and then luxuriate in when it's ready. 40 hl/ha.

The 2019 Chevalier de Lascombes is a rich, heady wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Ripe black cherry, plum, spice, chocolate and tobacco are dialed up. This is an especially flamboyant style, but it works well.