威廉的small world(飲酒過量,有害健康)

Mike Supple, JJ Buckley
January 2007
This is an impressive wine from the moment it is poured into the glass: the wine is so thick and inky purple there is almost no rim between where the core ends and where the glass begins. The faintest flecks of pink bring out the very edge of the wine. On the nose, the wine continues in the same vein. Huge, dense fruits swarm out of the glass, backed by aromas of baking chocolate, dusty limestone, green bell peppers, toasted brioche, vanilla and violets. In the background, the wine presents aromas of blackberry, cassis, dark cherries, hints of caramel and light undertones of wet clay and earth. After the lush, soft entry, the tannins quickly build in strength on the mid-palate, filling the mouth with a rich, chewy quality. This is definitely a young wine, and the tannins are a bit green at the moment, but they balance well with the body of the wine. Charred tobacco, charcoal and heavy oak flavors come through first, but the fruit quickly unfolds underneath. Dark blackberries, blueberries and raspberries come through and linger for minutes with touches of spicy green pepper, vanilla and hints of charcoal on the finish. This wine truly shows how new winemaking techniques can fit with centuries of winemaking history to create the perfect marriage of a bold fruity new-world style nose and a mouth feel and taste that is undeniably Bordeaux at its finest. Anticipated maturity: 5-10+ years.

 

About 2004 Lascombes Bordeaux Blend

About the Winery Lascombes
"Chateau Lascombes is located in the commune of Margaux, Bordeaux. (Appellation Margaux Controlée). Classification: 2nd Growth Second label: Chevalier de Lascombes 84 hectares under vines. 50 hectares produce grapes for the first wine and 2nd wine. These vineyards have are elevated for good drainage and have a gravelly soil. Vines are densely planted with 8,000 to 10,000 vines per hectare Yeild is 40-50 hectoliters per hectare. Chateau Lascombes was founded in the early 1600's by the Lascombes family. The current chateau was built between 1875 and 1880. Lascombes earned a ranking as a second growth in the Medoc Classification of 1855. At that time it was owned by Chaix d'Est-Ange who was a general under Napoleon III. In the 1950's, Alexis Lichine purchased the chateau and began to realize its potential. The property was sold in 1971 to BASS, its current owners. Harvesting of the grapes are always done by hand so as to discard grapes that are overripe or unripe. The wine is fermented in temperature controlled, stainless steel tanks. Varieties are vinified separately. The Merlots undergo malolactic fermentation in new French oak casks. Once the assemblage has been performed , the wine is aged in oak casks for 18 months. About 1/2 of the barrels for Chateau Lascomes first wines are new each year. For the second wine, about 1/4 of the barrels are new each year. A fining of the wines with egg whites is performed before bottling." www.chateau-lascombes.com/gb/index.htm

About the Wine
"55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 30-35 years.At maturity, this wine can offer a bouquet with a fragrance of ripe black currants, spicy vanilla oakiness and violets. The wine is rich and full flavored."

On his web site, Robert Parker has reviews of 35 vintages of Chateau Lascombes dating back to 1959. The five highest rated? All in this century! That's right, vintages from '01 -'05 were, according to Parker, the five best vintages he's ever reviewed for this chateau.

In his 2005 barrel tasting review of the 2004 Lascombes (scored 92-95 pts!), Parker wrote that this has 'become one Margaux's top wines, even challenging Palmer and Chateau Margaux.' He concluded that 'this superb effort is atypically rich and textured for a 2004' and 'Bravo!'

In 2006, with another year to develop, Parker refined his score to 93-94 points and called it perhaps 'the finest Lascombes yet produced.'

The Wine Advocate Another brilliant effort from this estate, the 2004 Lascombes (a blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot) exhibits a deep blue/purple hue along with a sweet perfume of blueberries, black raspberries, cherries, incense, smoke, and spring flowers. While opulent, underneath the full-bodied richness of fruit and depth is a structured wine. As it sits in the glass, an espresso roast character (no doubt from new oak) also emerges. Enjoy this pure, structured, fleshy beauty between 2010-2025. Score: 93. —Robert Parker, June 2007.

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Chateau Lascombes 2004: A great nose, very expressive, deep fruit with oak too, but it still carries that typical Margaux perfume. There is great appeal on the palate too; classic structure, but with a lovely velvety quality to the tannins, smothered in a blanket of fruit and texture. This can't be criticised for lack of typicité, it fits in very well here. The efforts at Lascombes in recent years have really paid off. 18+/20

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