95-97+

Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 Lascombes marks another hugely important step forward for this reborn château. Silky yet quite powerful, the 2025 is seamless in the glass. Dark Cabernet Sauvignon fruit opens first, followed by hints of graphite, new leather, incense, tobacco and scorched earth. The long, sculpted finish is dramatic in its beauty, shaped by clean mineral notes and refined, persistent tannins. This is truly impressive, and Axel Heinz's best Lascombes yet. Tasted three times. 04/2026

93-95

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 Lascombes was cropped at 25 hl/ha between 8 and 25 September. This has a focused and quite opulent bouquet, but everything is very well controlled, as if there is a tight leash on the aromatics of black plum, iodine and violets. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins on the entry that counter the density of black fruit. Really impressive minéralité in this Margaux with a pleasing strictness towards the almost Pauillac-like finish. This certainly bears the signature of winemaker Axel Heinz, much more precise and tensile compared with vintages a decade ago. 05/2026

92-94

William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet France and Petit Verdot, the 2025 Lascombes unwinds in the glass with notes of inky berries, pencil shavings and a subtle hint of violet. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and concentrated, with a layered, muscular profile and ripe tannins that assert themselves on the finish, its broad shoulders are derived from low yields (25 hectoliters per hectare) rather than extraction, as Heinz and his team capped fermentation temperatures at 25 degrees Celsius and handled the wines gently after alcoholic fermentation was complete. 04/2026

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Cassis, graphite, chalky minerality, and spicy wood all define the 2025 Château Lascombes, a much tighter, more focused expression compared to the second wine. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from tiny yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare, harvested between September 8th and 25th, it's resting in 60% new French oak with a small percentage in foudre and amphora. Beautifully concentrated on the palate, it has full-bodied richness, ample tannins, and a great finish. This checks in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.59, and the purity here is first rate. 05/2026

95

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur noire. Nez intense, fruité, subtil et complexe. Gras à l'attaque, ample en milieu de bouche, très savoureux, à peine tanique, le vin évolue en jouant sans cesse sur la présence du gras et la fermeté du tanin. Grande longueur sèveuse. Jamais je ne l'ai trouvé aussi complet à cet âge. Assemblage : 60 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc et Petit Verdot. Degré d’alcool : 13°5 – pH : 3,59 – IPT : 79. Rendement : 25 hl/ha. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Extremely sophisticated and refined, with fine tannins and a long finish. Medium-bodied, polished and pretty. Currant, blackberry and cherry undertones. Seriously crafted. One of the best ever. 04/2026