Lascombes drinking window?

Jul 29, 2006 1 Replies

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Mark Lipton

Salil, Lascombes is made in an "International" style (soft tannins, 100% new oak) and '02 was a good year in Bordeaux. From the notes published on Cellartracker (529) it appears that it'll be a few more years before it's ready (2008-2021, but take that latter value with a…

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A bottle of Chateau Lascombes 2002 entered my possession today. I'm not very familiar/knowledgeable with Bordeauxs, so have no real idea as to how long it should be stored for and what the best time is for drinking it.



Any help?



Cheers,



Salil



Salil, Lascombes is made in an "International" style (soft tannins, 100% new oak) and '02 was a good year in Bordeaux. From the notes published on Cellartracker

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529) it appears that it'll be a few more years before it's ready (2008-2021, but take that latter value with a heaping spoonful of salt).

HTH Mark Lipton

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