Château Lynch-Bages
Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
On the nose, dark, floral currants, blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, poached strawberries, crushed dry rocks, dry stones, tobacco leaf and fresh dark & red florals with deep violets.
The body is full. Tannins are firm but round. Dark floral currants, blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, poached strawberries, crushed dry rocks, dry stones, dry underbrush, dark spices, leather, dark, moist soil, cedar, tobacco leaf, graphite and fresh dark & red florals with deep violets. The acidity is excellent. The structure, tension and length are superb. The finish is really good but but will blossom in 15 plus years and will cellar 30-40 years easily. It’s well balanced fruit & earth.
On the nose, dark, floral currants, blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, poached strawberries, crushed dry rocks, dry stones, tobacco leaf and fresh dark & red florals with deep violets.
The body is full. Tannins are firm but round. Dark floral currants, blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, poached strawberries, crushed dry rocks, dry stones, dry underbrush, dark spices, leather, dark, moist soil, cedar, tobacco leaf, graphite and fresh dark & red florals with deep violets. The acidity is excellent. The structure, tension and length are superb. The finish is really good but but will blossom in 15 plus years and will cellar 30-40 years easily. It’s well balanced fruit & earth.
One of the better Lynch-Bages I've tasted in awhile and sure to get better.
One of the better Lynch-Bages I've tasted in awhile and sure to get better.
Apr 6th, 2016
First time trying this wine having some how missed it for years. Found it very acidic and lithe. Improved vastly with time and air but still a little lacking. Nice cherry taste.
First time trying this wine having some how missed it for years. Found it very acidic and lithe. Improved vastly with time and air but still a little lacking. Nice cherry taste.
Feb 8th, 2025
Hmm. 🤔 wasn’t able to connect with this, expectingly great wine. Actually first direct out of the bottle it was promising. Strong oak notes with vibrant dark red fruit underneath it. But over the next hour, the oak flavors started to be integrated more but the acidity became very prominent and made the wine rather single note, diluted, lacking depth, acidic tasting. So needless to say. Disappointing experience. Maybe it was not the right day 🤔.
Hmm. 🤔 wasn’t able to connect with this, expectingly great wine. Actually first direct out of the bottle it was promising. Strong oak notes with vibrant dark red fruit underneath it. But over the next hour, the oak flavors started to be integrated more but the acidity became very prominent and made the wine rather single note, diluted, lacking depth, acidic tasting. So needless to say. Disappointing experience. Maybe it was not the right day 🤔.
Jul 2nd, 2024Real pleasure. Started out surprisingly soft and elegant and about 1 hour in it just jumped the river and became a true grippy left bank Bordeaux. I had to check our claim that Vilafonté Bordeaux series m and c can stand shoulder to shoulder with the big rollers of Bordeaux. They sure do! Try for yourself and experience a wine from an ancient soil. You will not be disappointed. www.spokenwines.com.
Real pleasure. Started out surprisingly soft and elegant and about 1 hour in it just jumped the river and became a true grippy left bank Bordeaux. I had to check our claim that Vilafonté Bordeaux series m and c can stand shoulder to shoulder with the big rollers of Bordeaux. They sure do! Try for yourself and experience a wine from an ancient soil. You will not be disappointed. www.spokenwines.com.
Dec 16th, 2023
I had to adjust my expectations...down. Perhaps still too young. Not sure. Didn’t seem to have quite the complexity, richness, graphite minerality and depth I was expecting. Vibrant red fruit with nice integrated tannins. Medium bodied.
I had to adjust my expectations...down. Perhaps still too young. Not sure. Didn’t seem to have quite the complexity, richness, graphite minerality and depth I was expecting. Vibrant red fruit with nice integrated tannins. Medium bodied.
Mar 30th, 2020