4/5

fruit

4/5

body

4/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Lynch Bages

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Various vintages

Black fruit / Chocolate / Cigar / Earthy / Graphite / Lavender / Spice

Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Cellar

5th Growth

VN 96 WA 97+

Deep garnet red in colour. The nose is very expressive with notes of dark fruit (blackcurrant, morello cherry, etc.) mixed with fresh touches of mint. The attack is smooth, revealing an exceptional substance, supported by a wonderful freshness. The tannins are already remarkably well-blended.

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meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

A stellar wine, the 2016 Lynch-Bages is dark and explosive in the glass. Beams of tannin and bright acids give the 2016 its sense of drive and tension. From bottle, the 2016 is quite a bit more powerful than it was from barrel. Dark flavors and potent tannins give the 2016 a distinctly brooding, somber feel. Sage, lavender, menthol, licorice and wild cherry are all laced into the potent, dramatically sweeping finish. Readers should not be in a rush, as the 2016 is going to need a number of years to be at its best. Even so, it is super-impressive today.

4/5

fruit

4/5

body

4/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Cellar

5th Growth

Black fruit / Chocolate / Cigar / Earthy / Graphite / Lavender / Spice

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

A stellar wine, the 2016 Lynch-Bages is dark and explosive in the glass. Beams of tannin and bright acids give the 2016 its sense of drive and tension. From bottle, the 2016 is quite a bit more powerful than it was from barrel. Dark flavors and potent tannins give the 2016 a distinctly brooding, somber feel. Sage, lavender, menthol, licorice and wild cherry are all laced into the potent, dramatically sweeping finish. Readers should not be in a rush, as the 2016 is going to need a number of years to be at its best. Even so, it is super-impressive today.

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