2016 Château Lynch-Bages, Cru Classé Pauillac

2016 Château Lynch-Bages, Cru Classé Pauillac

Critic score
98.5/100 info
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Bottle
From a client
6 available
£126.58

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2022 - 2040info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%

Tasting notes

Very annoyingly, my tasting note on Lynch Bages has evaporated into thin air. I remember the wine as being delightfully plump yet structured and very recognisably Lynch with its trademark spiciness - so there don't seem to be any ill effects to its being made in a completely different place from usual (see pictures above) but more than that I cannot say for the moment. (I am trying to track down another sample.) I think I have remembered the score correctly but am much less certain about the drinking dates I have suggested here. All to be taken with a pinch of salt, I'm afraid.

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (April 2017)
17.5/20

This is really back-ended thanks to a powerful and almost endless finish. Full-bodied, dense and powerful with incredible concentration and length. Round and polished tannins. Layered. This unravels bit by bit. Energetic acidity gives it such superb freshness. This is at the 2010/2009 level.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2017)
98—99/100

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