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Axel Heinz, former winemaker of Masseto and Ornellaia, is now leading the 2nd Growth estate Château Lascombes in Margaux, and surprisingly, has discovered a plot of Merlot with blue clay in the soil.

On Oct. 31 they announced the purchase of a majority stake in Château Lascombes, a second growth estate in the Margaux appellation with a picturesque but slightly run-down ivy-covered stone chateau.

At Château Lascombes, the Margaux-based second growth estate they purchased in 2022, they ruffled feathers by announcing they would bottle wine from a single plot of Merlot vines—unusual in a ...

$126, Red, Still, France. Tasting note for this wine: Dark and nicely toasty, with ample espresso and ganache up …See the full review, with rating and when to drink!

French winemaker Château Lascombes names CEO Château Lascombes was owned by the insurance firm Mutuelle d’Assurance du Corps de Santé Français for 11 years.

This Chateau has some of the greatest vineyards in Margaux and our family looks forward to caring for Chateau Lascombes for many generations to come," said Lawrence.

French health insurance group MACSF has announced the acquisition of Bordeaux's Château Lascombes from private equity group Colony Capital in a deal valued at around EUR200m (US$281.2m).

$79, Red, Still, France. Tasting note for this wine: Displays blackberry and blueberry aromas, with a hint of …See the full review, with rating and when to drink!