Lascombes - 2010 (750ml) 1990 Proprietor Patrick Maroteaux

Proprietor Patrick Maroteaux

This cuvee should keep for 25-30 years in a cool cellar

A monumental wine

A sensational wine from this Pessac-Leognan estate

Winemaker's notes

Lascombes - 2010 (750ml) 1990 Proprietor Patrick MaroteauxThe wine hits all cylinders in 2010. The average alcohol for the bottled wine is 14%. It has a gorgeously sweet nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers, subtle barbecue smoke and charcoal followed by full body, beautiful intensity, great purity, stature and length. The influence of any oak is minimal, despite the fact that 90% new French oak was used. Needless to say, this is an example of modern styled winemaking at its finest, and arguments that