Varietals: 70% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot
94 Points Decanter
Quite a fragrant nose, really floral and heavily scented with black berry fruit and some red cherry notes. Crisp and chalky, this has a lovely fresh bite and tang to the strawberry fruit, more red on the palate with a clear, crystalline base of powdery minerality. A touch tense in terms of focus but there’s nice softness too, expanding slowly with a long length. An encouraging second wine with some underlying power. Clean and precise. A little toasted on the finish, graphite, cedar, coffee and dark chocolate. 3.70pH. A yield of 35hl/h. First vintage under director Axel Heinz. Julien Viaud consultant.
92 Points James Suckling
Lightly baked red cherries and sweet strawberries at first, but the slightly baked character gets blown off in the glass as you give it some time, revealing aromas of fresher red berries, hibiscus and minerals. Fruity on the palate but tense at the core, with fresh, fine-grained tannins and a juicy, tight-wound finish. Better from 2026.
91 Points Vinous
The 2023 Chevalier de Lascombes is a gorgeous second wine. Plump, juicy and inviting, the Merlot-based Chevalier will be ready to drink with minimal cellaring. Supple contours frame a core of plum, black cherry, new leather, mocha and licorice. This bold, luscious Margaux offers tons of immediacy.
Winemaker Notes
Blend: 70% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot
