Chateau Lascombes Margaux La Cote 2022 champagne-template founder of the Loire's riotous

founder of the Loire's riotous La Dive Bouteille festival

floral wine

black tea and juniper add complexity and spice

slightly fruity

Chateau Lascombes Margaux La Cote 2022 champagne-template founder of the Loire's riotousLa Cte is a single parcel cuve from Chteau Lascombes, the Margaux Second Growth now in the hands of Lawrence Wine Estates and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy. Drawn from a specific slope of the estate's vineyards, it's designed to showcase a particular expression of terroir within Lascombes' larger holdings. The 2022 vintage in Margaux was warm but balanced, yielding a wine of polish and immediacy that drinks beautifully young while promising real