Community Tasting Note

KeithAkers wrote:

Monday, December 8, 2008 - Lynch Bages Vertical 1961-2005 (Sweets and Savories, Chicago IL): nose: very masculine and different nose from the bottle that I had back in may. Intriguing ashen base with loads of red and black fruits, rich creme de cassis tones, herbs, lots of red and black currants, spice tones, along with bits of pencil lead and dark red cherries on top. Insanely alluring as it changes and changes in the glass presenting different facets of the wine as they meld together to create a gorgeously deep nose

taste: still firm tannins with deftly balanced tones of smoke, cedar, loads of red and black fruits, creme de cassis, herbs, and lots of black cherries. Beautiful texture that still gives this a young feel with the medium acidity to boot. Full bodied, but not overbearing this unfolds like a blooming flower on the palate with layer after layer

overall: yet again, another amazing 89 lynch. This is much different from the last bottle I had, but for me at least, its a better bottle. Much more intrigue with the still present power behind it. This was a deeply expressive bottle that seemed to play with you before revealing all it had, and even then there were still surprises to be had. This was just a thing of beauty

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