1981 Lascombes
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The 1981 has a light to medium ruby/orange color, with a simple, somewhat herbaceous aroma, modest, meagerly endowed flavors, and a short finish. The wine is losing its fruit and becoming more attenuated. Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 3/89.
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The 1981 has a light to medium ruby/orange color, with a simple, somewhat herbaceous aroma, modest, meagerly endowed flavors, and a short finish. The wine is losing its fruit and becoming more attenuated. Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 3/89. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
About the producer

With vines spread across 40 different parcels throughout the appellation, Ch. Lascombes is one of the most fragmented but also largest Médoc estates, with 120 hectares of vines, now owned by the MACSF insurance company.