Everything begins in the vineyard. Behind this obvious statement of fact lies a more complex reality, one of stringent precision work, season after season, such as de-leafing and green harvesting. At Château Lascombes, every task in the vineyard is performed by hand. In recent years, and particularly since the arrival of Dominique Befve, multiple adjustments have been introduced to enhance grape ripeness levels and quality. Regular, in-depth lab analyses of grape ripeness are carried out; however it is always the tasting of grape samples that determines the date of harvesting. These are therefore regularly brought in and tasted and assessed for optimal ripeness.