Pre-Birthday Lynch Bages Warm-up

Bouchon (Yountville)
Tasted Friday, March 4, 2005 by 1800kidney with 1,170 views

Introduction

Celebrating my birthday in Napa/Yountville/Mill Valley...1945 and staying alive!

Friday night dinner at Bouchon (Yountville); though busy, they were very attentive and enjoyed the Lynch Bages with us.

Petit Plateau of oysters, shrimp and Lobsters
Salmon tartare with capers, mincec onions, and crumbled egg yolk
Guinea Fowl au jus with wild mushrooms, artichoke hearts and braised spinich
Others enjoyed the flat iron steak, trout, and divers scallops

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • 1945 Château Lynch-Bages 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Did not decant; initial organic aromatic (ethyl acetate) took a while to blow off. This bottle was negociant bottled in London (Corney and Barrow, LTD). After an hour it came alive, fruit was present, but the presence was austere. Will decant the next one.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 1966 Château Lynch-Bages 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Lovely, great fruity presence out of the bottle, tannins were nicely balanced and the wine in the glass stood up well over 2 hrs of tasting.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 1988 Château Lynch-Bages 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Last had this two years ago (see last note); that tasting followed the 85 Lynch Bages and the 88 never seemd to have opened up. The present experience was much more impressive; fabulous fruits have developed..black cherry, currant, cassis. The wine was decanted, which helped and it simply jumped out of the glass...wonderful!!

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Closing

Turns out the Sommelier is THE Sean O'M; who came back into our lives a year later. He did not remember us from a year ago, but clearly remembered the wines!

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