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2000 Château Lynch-Bages

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4/10/2014 - charleshetzel Likes this wine: 100 points

Decanted for over two hours. Very deep, dark crimson color. The nose on this baby of a Bordeaux screamed left bank Haut-Medoc. I detected ripe red fruit, hints of spice, tobacco and cigar box and roasted game. This monumental Bordeaux is full bodied, tremendously firm tannins are left, and the finish on this wine is like a Triple Overtime Hockey game. It goes on forrrrreeeevvvvver. Will hold our remaining bottles until 2020 to 2025.

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2019 Château Lynch-Bages

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5/21/2023 - Agunner23 Likes this wine: 100 points

Wow what an amazing wine, a total opposite from the must wait from LB. This wine is ready to drink now. I could not put it down so it when fast and dangerous because of the 14.5% but it is too good. I have a bunch of the '18 LB and that is ready also but the '19 knocks down the '18 a couple of points. At the store I Coravined a bottle that I bought for the wine manager and some of the staff and they where also taken back by how such a young LB was so amazing. Notes of mocha and ripe dark fruit. At the house I PNP the wine and no real decant time, maybe an hour or two because it went quick. I am glad I bought 12 bottles at futures price of $90 but now it is on sale for $150, $60 bucks more but worth buying Binny's out of stock! If you get a chance pick up a bottle (or two, you will want to) and have a fantastic Pauillac grand cru! No wonder why Jeb Dunnuck changed his rating April '22 to 100!

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8/24/2020 - anil@taneja.ca Likes this wine: 100 points

Tasting perfect after 2 hours of decanting. Can still go many years

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1982 Château Lynch-Bages

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12/16/2005 - Alohawino wrote: 100 points

ruby red, vibrant and mysterious. sipped minutes after decanting, it was closed, amd yet agrfessively showed its strength with a rich and forboding nose. Powerful. through the evening, it softened, mellowed, and displayed wonderful balance, and a great finish. teasingly soft and supple, with hints of leather and cloves, but warm, soft cherries and black currants added to a very round experience. at the end of the glass, perhaps 3 hours after opening and decanting, it was still robust, yet grand and elegant. With Gary and Dory at Mavro, 12 /16/05

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1989 Château Lynch-Bages

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2/19/2023 - JimHow Likes this wine: 100 points

Another night of legendary generosity and camaraderie in Ft. Lauderdale as Stuart and Kathy Roberts again host us at Wine Watch. The wines were presented in several flights. We started with an accessible 2009 Dom Perignon, our second Dom of the evening, as we had uncorked an equally forthcoming 2012 Dom on the ocean view deck at the Hilton, along with yet another bottle of 168th edition Krug.

The first flight was 1982 Leoville Las Cases (93 points) and 1986 Pichon Lalande (91 points), which Peter had uncorked 24 hours earlier. The last two times I've had this 1982 LLC beast it has finally come to show its complexity. The Pichon Lalande, on the other hand, does not seem to be improving.

We then moved on to three vintages of Montrose. We were pleasantly surprised by the 1986 Montrose (93 points), monolithic in the past but then again I haven't consumed it in probably 20 years. The 1989 Montrose (95 points) was singing in all its glory, a wine that has historically stood up to the acclaimed 1990. They say the 1990 Montrose (n/r) at our table last night was corked, it certainly was dominated by overwhelming brett. Tommy's 1955 Cos d'estournel (93 points) was a fun addition to the flight, fully resolved, lighter rose colored, almost burgundy-like, very fragrant, one of the bouquets of the night.

Next up were two brilliant examples of 1982 Lynch Bages (95 points) and 1989 Lynch Bages (100 points), the '89 my wine of the night with its hallmark lead pencil and cassis, and virtually no signs of aging. For me, 1989 Lynch Bages is just the ultimate expression of Pauillac. This BWE icon is a 200 year wine. I think Peter liked the '82 Lynch better, they were both brilliant. 1982 and 1989 Lynch are the two great book ends of that legendary 1980s stretch for Jean-Michel Cases, the 1982 initiating the transition from old school Lynch to a more modern model. always a thrill to drink these wines, it never gets old.

So then of course Stuart decides to throw a couple Moutons into this northern Medoc tasting, oh, the 1982 Mouton (97 points) and 1986 Mouton (95 points).... I mean, come on now. The generosity is legendary. I kept coaxing the 1986 Mouton for its legendary finish but on this night the rich 1982 may have edged it out, these two wines have battled it out before, they are evenly matched but differently styled.

And then out came the Lafites. Oftentimes when we have Lafite at these dinners it gets overshadowed but not on this night. These Lafites were absolutely breathtaking in their elegance and strength. The 1986 Lafite (96 points) is still monolithic but there is a big core of fruit that smacks you in the face. The classic 1988 Lafite (98 points) is an ultimate Jim How wine, I drank more of this wine than any of the others and it was otherworldly in its classicism and restraint with the cheese and dessert. The 1990 Lafite (98 points) was in full glory, just totally open on the nose and palate, just wow. And then... Stuart pulls out a freaking 1959 Lafite (100 points).... OMG.... These few 1959s that I've had over the years have such unique character and personality, I think I've enjoyed them even more than the epic 1961s. This is a 100 point wine, rivaling the 1989 Lynch.

We finished with Peter's 1955 Sigalas Rabaud (96 points) I'm pretty sure was a first for me, heavenly decadent with the cheeses sourced by Stuart from frommages.com.

Holy smoke, what a night. What a memorable weekend. That 1947 Cheval Blanc from the night before was the thrill of a lifetime, and the 1959 Lafite Rothschild was not far behind. In the end, of course, BWE is more about the people, and less so the wine. It was so much fun hanging out with the crew at the hotel and the wine dinners. we'll see you again next month in London! THANK YOU STUART!

JimHow

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1989 Château Lynch-Bages

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3/4/2023 - JimHow Likes this wine: 100 points

So a couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of drinking a 1990 Beausejour Duffau in Florida. This St. Emilion was every bit as thrilling as expected from its RMP100 rating. It was stunning, a pinnacle of everything that brilliant merlot from the right bank has to offer: Amazing bouquet, seductive a point fruit on the palate that was so sensual and yet not losing its classiness. It was a huge crowd pleaser at a table among other epic right bankers.

This 1989 Chateau Lynch Bages is not that. 1989 Lynch Bages, in my opinion, is the greatest wine ever produced by man. I have had over 100 bottles over the years. But it is a wine that should never be brought to a tasting where other Bordeaux greats are served. 1989 Lynch Bages usually gets lost in the shuffle because its greatness is so nuanced. It is the ultimate expression of Pauillac. And for that reason alone it is not going to be a big, upfront, flashy, seductive St. Emilion. It is Oxford/Cambridge restraint, nuance, breed. And the other hallmark of this wine, which I have mentioned many times, is that it needs a huge amount of oxygen. This is a 200 year wine. It is STILL incredibly youthful, at now 34 years old. When I first opened this pristine bottle last night there was very little on the nose, but I could tell this was going to be yet another great bottle of 1989 Lynch. I decanted. Slowly, as the night evolved, the classic, classic lead pencil and immaculate cassis emerged. Drinking 1989 Lynch Bages is a religious experience for me. I feel the wonderment of the universe, not because I'm buzzed -- this baby is only 12.5% -- but because it just makes me appreciate how lucky we are to be in this sliver of time and place, with five senses, experiencing this instance of a vintage that will be here and gone in an instant of time. It is a glorious, magnificent wine, it is da Vinci, Chopin, Shakespeare, and Caruso. The color is still a deep ruby/purple with absolutely no evidence of fading at the rim. We used to get it for $35 back in the day. I just bought another bottle from K&L last night for $395 plus tax. It went recently for $700 at auction. The finish on this absolute classic lingers for a minute or more, like a 1986 Mouton, numbing the taste buds at the back of your tongue. It is a left bank Medoc from Pauillac. So don't expect it to be a big, sexy, chocolatey right bank merlot. It is complexity and nuance. The lead pencil defines this wine. As always, the last sips are the best. The 1989 Lynch Bages is at the back end of a culmination of efforts from Jean-Michel Cazes in the 1980s that is among the greatest stretch of wines produced in centuries. I used to be involved in politics here in Maine and I remember running into Olympia Snow in a wine shop in Falmouth during holiday season, she was a friend even though I was a Democrat and she was a Republican. I was buying several bottles of the 1989 and 1990 Lynch, I convinced her to buy a bottle of the '89 for their Christmas dinner, it was going for about $75 per bottle at that time, it would have been about 1999. The 1989 Lynch has been the poster child of our website, www.bordeauxwineenthusiasts, for over 23 years. I think we have actually moved the market for this wine, it is now selling routinely for over $500, and went for $700 at auction this week. Jean-Michel Cazes wrote to me personally back in 2003, the confluence of 1980s Bordeaux and its 12.5% wines, with the influences of Jean-Michel and his wine making philosophies, produced this Mona Lisa, this Hamlet, a wine that transcends into philosophy and religion. It is Chopin's nocturnes. It is stunning in its left bank subtlety, restraint, class, and power combined with elegance. Magnificent. This effort last night was as brilliant as any of the over 100 times I've had this wine. I rate it, yet again, at 100+++.

JimHow
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6/14/2023 - Frank Schneider wrote: 100 points

What should i say. Thats what wine drinking is all about. Perfect mature bdx ! Needed 2 h of air to blossom. Perfection. No hurry !!!

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5/15/2023 - G SQUARED Likes this wine: 100 points

One of my favorite and most consistent wines ever.

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1985 Château Lynch-Bages

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11/8/2019 - greedy wrote: 100 points

My wife describe this as the best wine she has ever had.

On the nose candy gummies. Cranberries. Smoke.

Super soft chalky tannins. Still decent fruit and great acidity. Barnyard funk and mushrooms.


This wine has more in the tank.

Really really good.

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3/13/2022 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 100 points

At home, with Cook's Illustrated's Coq au Vin. 3rd time we've had it since December, 2019, 3rd time I've rated it 100. Purchased on release in 1992, two bottles left. For a 30 year-old wine, incredibly young and vibrant, still dark garnet and minimally translucent, just minimal brown at the edges. The aroma is immediate and powerful upon pouring...sweet cassis and blackberries, with beautiful toasty French oak, some cedar, hint of tobacco and leather. No question it's Bordeaux! Lots of dark fruit but sweet flavors, intense but also round and perfectly balanced, not coarse or heavy. Late palate and aftertaste show some licorice and a bit of heat, but the flavors linger for a minute. This is as great as Bordeaux gets in the glass. Drink, but may hold longer, no signs of fading seven hours after decanting.
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1/3/2021 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 100 points

With Luc Meyer's Steak au Poive from Left Bank, Vail, went perfectly! For a 30 year-old wine, incredibly young and vibrant, still dark garnet and opaque, with no brown at the edges. The aroma is immediate and powerful upon pouring...sweet cassis and blackberries, with beautiful toasty French oak. No significant herbal notes. Lots of dark fruit but sweet flavors, intense but also round and perfectly balanced, not coarse or heavy. Late palate and aftertaste show some licorice and a bit of heat, but the flavors linger for a minute. This is as great as Bordeaux gets in the glass...glad we have a few more bottles! Drink, but may hold longer.
Ric

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12/15/2019 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 100 points

Haven't tried one for 5-6 years, when it was still closed and tannic, but it has opened beautifully and is now mature and perfect! Just decanted briefly. Garnet, opaque, no brown at the edges. Powerful aroma immediately on pouring, classic toasted French oak with dark fruits and some cedar, complex. Viscous. Full, rich flavors, mouth-coating, but perfectly balanced and round at the same time. Just light tannin behind the fruit. Fully mature but will keep for many more years...glad I have more of them!
Tasted with '90 La Mission Haut Brion, equally good, but a bit softer and with more tobacco and leather character.
Ric

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1/13/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 100 points

Drunk on my birthday, and noted about 45 minutes from opening. Bottle and cork were both in good shape. Amazingly youthful appearance at 34 years of age: dark red with only a tinge of rust at the rim. Still stains the bowl of the glass with faint red tears. Nose shows truffle, iodine, leather, cassis, cedar. Totally tertiary yet fresh and alive. Really lovely palate, with lifted but penetrating flavors of red currant and liquid minerals. Surprisingly feminine; smooth and elegant. Finishes beautifully over a 30-second interval. Very impressive stuff, with seemingly a long future still ahead. 5-13-18-9: 95/100.

Update: the next day, after sitting open in my cellar overnight, this wine reached another level of exquisite. Now showing more feminine red fruit and pretty lilac in the bouquet. Now, not merely excellent, it is PROFOUND, and one of the best Bordeaux noses I have ever enjoyed. Wow, what a metamorphosis. The palate has become more seamless and ethereal, as well as broader and even more concentrated than last night. This wine is amazing, and one of the very best Bordeaux I have had in forty years of tasting. For me, it is now perfection pesonified. 5-15-20-10: 100/100. (Without looking to be sure, I doubt I have rated even five wines at 100; it may even be as little as two. The only other one I remember clearly was the 1959 Lafitte drunk in the late 1980s.

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1996 Château Lynch-Bages

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4/30/2011 - Rmessinger wrote: 100 points

Fantastic, well worth the wait !

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1966 Château Lynch-Bages

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12/31/2018 - Peliot Likes this wine: 100 points

This bottle was so special. I can’t believe how alive and intact it was for a 52 year old. Great purple core with an orange rim. Insane nose with raspberry sorbet, blueberry liqueur, roses, baking spice, plum, mint, orange, butter. Juicy in the mouth with oranges, spices, red and blue fruits. Remarkable fruit for the age. Fresh and vivacious. Great, round mouthfeel. Excellent body for an aged wine. It doesn’t get better.

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5/1/2021 - spendergast Likes this wine: 100 points

This wine continues to drink beautifully and this bottle was just as good as last bottle I consumed about a year ago. Dense but well balanced dark fruit with notes of cassis, black raspberry, cedar with supple well integrated tannins - long finish. Paired nicely with grilled ribeye steaks with onion garlic jam.

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5/13/2018 - spendergast Likes this wine: 100 points

A fabulous wine - highly concentrated and beautifully balanced with well integrated tannins. For me, this is a perfect wine.

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2/29/2020 - spendergast Likes this wine: 100 points

This wine continues to delight and impress. Still drinking beautifully with dense dark fruit, cassis, cedar - perfectly balanced with 60+ second finish. I only have 7 bottles left - time to start rationing a bit.

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2005 Château Lynch-Bages

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5/15/2011 - vegasoenophile wrote: 100 points

Velvet in a glass. Exquisitely rich, opulent, elegant and really delicious. Magnificent wine!
- WS Grand Tour 2011

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1961 Château Lynch-Bages

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6/16/2013 - tbabes wrote: 100 points

Had the good pleasure of tasting two '61 Lynch Bages side by side; the first bottle had been recently purchased at retail, and the second bottle purchased at auction 20+ years ago. Both bottles were stunning, but different, which is not surprising given they were 50+ year old! Solid ruby core, turning to brick red at the rim. Notes of truffle, grilled meat, decaying flower, forrest floor; still with good ripe dark fruit aromas. Medium bodied, with a silky texture, unreal depth and balance; a long, complex and savory finish.

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1990 Château Lynch-Bages

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4/27/2020 - tomlee wrote: 100 points

Dark crimson in color. 12.5% ABV. Stunning aromas of red fruits, cigar box, forest floor and saddle leather that literally filled the cellar while the wine decanted. Warm and supple with concentrated fruits and silky yet firm tannins. The wine shows remarkably young and fresh. Black cherry, creme de cassis, currants and plums on the palate. The finish is exceptionally long and seamless. Despite decanting for almost four hours the wine continued to show better throughout the evening. You can drink this now or give it more time. It will show well for decades to come.

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1/27/2016 - andyf Likes this wine: 100 points

Wine of the evening an on the same level as the 1989 Montrose. Both a dream and perfect to drink now.

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1989 Château Lynch-Bages

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2/8/2020 - djhammond Likes this wine: 100 points

This is absolute perfection. A year ago it was still a little askew, but now it is absolutely firing on all cylinders after 3 hours in the decanter. The nose is the embodiment of old school mature Bordeaux packed with blackcurrant, plum, and musty leather with prominent notes of cedar. On the palate the tannin is fully resolved and is exquisitely balanced with the fruit. The depth is exceptional with a 60+ seconds finish which is so well balanced and devoid of any tannic harshness. After a couple of hours the wine does lose a bit, and if drinking over a few hours, 60 minutes of aeration is probably sufficient. The best Lynch Bages of all time?

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1990 Château Lynch-Bages

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8/1/2019 - Som-Geo Likes this wine: 100 points

This wine blew me away! Nose so intoxicating almost didn't want to ruin it by drinking the wine, but once I did it was also a magical experience. Aromas of fresh flowers/lilacs and violets, baking spices (vanilla, cinnamon), crisp sweet cedar-wood and a lot more beyond my ability to discern. Fruit, earth and tannins in beautiful balance and a spectacular finish. While I remain a huge Napa fan, I admit it's difficult to find it's equal in the Valley but of course to me it's apples and oranges - same grapes but different soil and wine-making style. Believe this wine is at full maturity and has evolved in an extraordinary way - the 1990 Pichon-Baron also at a similar/magical state of evolution. Simply awesome.

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1/7/2017 - NY Wino Likes this wine: 100 points

So sad this is my last bottle. By far consistently my favorite wine to drink.

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