Château Lascombes

In 2001 it was purchased by Yves Vatelot and US-based Colony Capital, who in 2011 sold it to the French insurance group MACSF.

In addition to its premier cuvee, a second wine is also produced, under the name Chevalier de Lascombes.

[2] Some locals suggest the estate, which is situated on the highest knoll of Margaux, takes its name from "la côte" ("height") via "lascote" to "lascombes".

[6] Château Lascombes was purchased by Alexis Lichine and a syndicate of American investors that included David Rockefeller, in 1952.

In the 1980s, he began isolating these different segments of the vineyard and used the lesser quality terroir to produce a second wine known as Château Segonnes.

In 1997, prior to his retirement, Vanatelle introduced a second wine of higher quality, Chevalier de Lascombes, which was matured in oak barrels (a third of which being new) for 14–20 months.

[1] The vineyard area comprises 84 hectares (210 acres) with a grape variety distribution of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot.

Château Lascombes is usually rich and full bodied with a concentration of ripe fruit and underlying aromas of cedar.