2002 Château Lynch-Bages
Community Tasting Note
sirpat00 wrote:
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 2002 Bordeaux 20 years on tasting (Fribourg): 2002 Bordeaux 20 years on tasting. Key takeaways: 1/ 31 out of 32 wines were in flawless condition which indicates either luck or less bottle variation in the vintage, 2/ On average still early days with the fruit predominantly primary, 3/ solid hedonistic quality with only few laggards, but also no blow-outs, 4/ structures built on both tannin and acidity, but common mid-palate weakness, 5/ best wines were Valandrau, Palmer and a surprise underdog Lagrange (all 95), 6/ biggest disappointment was a cooked Figeac (87). More comments and full list of wines included in the tasting story.
Tasting note:
The fruit is mostly red and blue berries, but came across somewhat unripe unfortunately. Elements of liquorish and a bit of leather were not enough to add anything interesting to the nose. The palate rather bitter, off-balance and with too much heat. A Lynch Bages to avoid, especially as this is the second bottle I tasted this year with pretty consistent results.
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Comment posted by William Kelley:
10/13/2022 3:24:00 AM - That hasn't been my experience!
Comment posted by sirpat00:
10/13/2022 3:52:00 AM - I did see you had a markedly better experience earlier this year, but with a 4h double-decant - maybe that did the trick as we were tasting right after opening and had only ~2min per wine. Or I was tasting from a bad badge? I had two bottles from the same source this year with consistent results. Bottles have been stored in perfect cellar conditions since acquisition immediately after bottling, so that was not the issue. In any case, I'm positive you would not have compared this bottle to one of the best examples of the vintage... :)