1990 Château Lynch-Bages

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  5/24/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This was the 7th btl of a case purchased after release at ~$35/btl and stored well since then. In many ways, this amazing bottle was all about finesse as opposed to power. The beautiful high toned nose announced what was a fruit-forward, almost higher pitched strawberry and cherry mouthful of greatness. The wine was really light on its feet with nicely integrated tannin and balanced acidity, some nice spice and secondary overtones but in a ligher way and a medium+ finish. I expected the palate to be heavier (cedar, dark fruit, structure, age, etc that I typically love in older bordeaux) and this was all pleasantly “bearable lightness of drinking”. Dare I say this was the most Burgundian older bottle of Bordeaux I have experienced. Feels like it will continue to evolve and I don’t expect to touch another bottle for a number of years.

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  5/10/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 94 Points

  1.5 years since last bottle. Another stellar bottle with just enough fruit throughout. This still benefits and needs over an hour in the decanter to wake up. Overall very well balanced with just enough pencil shavings and spice to keep this interesting. Certainly in its prime with many years left of quality drinking. Revisit 2026

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  4/28/2024 - Ozen Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Drinking J.L. Chave Blanc 2007, J.L. Chave rouge 2014 and Lynch Bages 1990.
  
  Last but for sure not least. The superior wine, drinking after the J.L.Chave's.
  
  This Lynch Bages is one of the great wines made at this address. Still voting for the 1989 the absolute number 1, which is very sophisticated, broad palet, rich in fruit with beautiful masculine backbon, wonderful red fruit, more so even than the 1982. The latter being typically 1982 smooth, rich and velvet. The 1989 however more powerful and more abundant.
  
  The 1990 in between those two, a truly wonderful Pauillac. This can compete any day with a second growth like Pichon Baron.
  
  This wine takes you places on a sunny summer afternoon, meadows, forgetting the world around you exists and you are young again, as in late teens.

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  4/21/2024 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points

  This wine continues to fire on all cylinders. Right from the start it showed strong with lots of wonderful tertiary aromas, a strong, fresh fruit core, an impeccable structure and perfect balance. When consumed 2 hours later in a restaurant it showed less complex and much younger. Still, it has all components of a great wine; the complexity, the precision, the elegance, freshness and a superb balance. 95pts for this bottle (rated up to 97pts in the past).
  
  Decanting: Double decanted for 30 minutes, consumed two hours later. Got younger with air. This vintages usually doesn’t need much air.

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  4/14/2024 - VINNICK Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Plainly put this is one of my favorite Bordeaux. Have had it multiple times and it’s just an absolute delight every time. On this night it completely outdid a 1990 Latour which we enjoyed over a five hour dinner with my wife side by side at Hotel Bel Air. Hard to believe considering I paid more than double for the bottle of Latour.

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