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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Labrador on 4/26/2017 & rated 88 points: A lovely white Bordeaux that showed very well with an outstanding halibut with king crab and blood orange hollandise and a steelhead salmon cake. It showed more Sauvignon Blanc as the evening wore on. (2550 views) | | | Tasted by Fateful Destiny on 11/10/2015 & rated 90 points: Good - crisp acidity. (3537 views) | | | Tasted by gsquireh on 9/25/2014 & rated 89 points: Great with lobster, the grapefruit and lemon were balanced nicely by clean minerality. (4611 views) | | | Tasted by michaelong on 4/8/2014 & rated 90 points: semillon-sauvignon blanc blend
light yellow in colour, grapefuit, lemon and honey
a little passionfruit, subtle oak with medium body
good length and a pleasant drink (5165 views) | | | Tasted by JustNathan on 9/28/2013 & rated 89 points: Pale lemon / gold. Slightly flat,oxidative smell at first, giving way to restrained but layered aromas. Rich mouthfeel, great concentration and integration with loads of minerality. Not as special an experience as I'd hoped. (5586 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 2/15/2013: PnP served non-blind. In the 18 months since I last had this, it's only gotten better. Still very fresh and bright, with unmistakable Graves aromas and a pedigreed tension that sets the bar for white wines in the price category. Medium body, with a nose I could smell all night. Above-average persistence, superb purity of fruit, focus. (white) WOTN, highly recommended, drink thru 2022 (4414 views) | | | Tasted by falp on 12/26/2012 & rated 91 points: fruity, dry, elegant
The wine looks Blonde colored. It smells like Lemon, and Lime. It tastes like Grapefruit, and Lemon. The body is Light. The wine has Smooth texture. The wine finishes Short. (3385 views) | | | Tasted by kdsipe on 12/23/2012 & rated 91 points: Pineapple, apricot, seashell, resin, musk, oak, vanilla, petrol and smoke. Suntan lotion? Complex, layered, delicate and nuanced. Light to medium bodied, with high acidity, tons of mineral and a long clean green apple finish. More minerals than fruit. Very nerdy and very good. Great with sashimi. (2677 views) | | | Tasted by Fateful Destiny on 5/30/2012 & rated 90 points: Tropical notes on the nose with hints of grass. Decent. (2932 views) | | | Tasted by amflinn on 11/26/2011 & rated 91 points: Slate on the nose. Palate is steely dry. Lovely, crisp. (3623 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 9/24/2011: Another memorable experience. Such a unique nose, full of slate, lychee, orange peel and tangerine notes. The palate is dry, almost steely, but there is a textural component here that keeps it from being unflattering. Gains some weight and added complexity (herbal notes a touch of saline) with airtime, but hard to improve from the first pour. Lovely, very refreshing. Drink thru 2019, 13,5% abv. score: A- (2892 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 8/6/2011: Intense aromas of diesel fuel, crushed rock, white floral and Asian spices. in the mouth, cutting acidity, and a lovely, almost sculpted mouthfeel. Superb effort that truly reflects the growing place and varietals. I didn't get much of the tropical aromas or flavors mentioned in the other tn's...and that's just fine with me, this was very welcome and enjoyed by all. Grown and blended for true (fine) wine lovers and not the casual, less-experienced crowd. Drink thru 2020. recommended+ (2825 views) | | | Tasted by Lord of the Bottles on 5/23/2011 & rated 89 points: Tropical, fruity, sweet, crisp. (2707 views) | | | Tasted by Biggsy on 5/4/2011 & rated 90 points: Very pale lemon coloured. Intense, pure scented nose with tropical aromas and a forward grapefruit note. Fresh and sharp with creamy lemon and a touch of cut grass. (2646 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 12/16/2010 & rated 91 points: Chateau Lynch-Bages & Chateau Pavie-Macquin vertical tasting (Wine Road Tel-Aviv): young fresh aroma;
light fruity & herbal taste. (3904 views) | | | Tasted by DVHK on 9/4/2010 & rated 89 points: Second time drinking a dry white from Bordeaux. The nose shows some floral notes. The wine is very pleasant. Look forward to taste it in few years... (3230 views) |
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BACKGROUND: The wine of Château Lynch-Bages is part of the lineage of the great Pauillac wines. Blended mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines structure and finesse, elegance and longevity. It is further distinguished by its opulence. Generous right from its youth, it develops more flavours and greater complexity as it matures.
The affirmation of the Lynch-Bages style came with the arrival of Jean-Charles Cazes to head the estate in 1934. An innovative winemaker, emblematic of a new generation of owners willing to break with tradition and taking risks to ensure truly ripe harvests, he was known for often being the last to harvest in Pauillac. From 1945 onwards, the fame of the château emerged thanks to a series of great vintages. Some, despite being considered difficult to grow in Bordeaux, are particularly successful at Lynch-Bages. His wines are characterized by their deep colour, their tannic structure, their controlled concentration and elegant sensuality. The vintages vinified by André Cazes, and after him Jean-Michel Cazes, confirm this trend.
The style of the wines has refined over the years, gaining suppleness and softness, whilst their consistency has been established over time. Then as now, Château Lynch-Bages has been characterised by its extraordinary qualitative homogeneity. Powerful, elegant and open, vintage after vintage, the wine has acquired greater accuracy, adding distinction to the hedonistic character that made its reputation.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon Rimmerman |
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