The two bottles we opened were absolute tannic monsters...a wine that takes no prisoners. I've never been convinced by this vintage, it might be worth hanging on to a couple of bottles to see what they are like in a decade or so, but otherwise find some high-fat meaty dish to go with it and let it rip..
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Decanted 3 hrs, slight brick rim, complex nose, smoke, some peppers, dark berried, leather, menthol, medium body, silky tannins with a lengthy finish. Plenty of sweetness left. Paired mushrooms and a bavette perfectly. Nothing to gain by cellaring further. I would recommend drinking by 2030.
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(Château Lynch-Bages) Very dark red violet color; musty nose initially, that changed to pencil lead and cassis nose; velvety textured, tasty, tart cassis, herbaceous, mineral palate with the beginning of some maturity; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
(Château Lynch-Bages) Dark red violet color; lovely, big Bordeaux nose with mushroom; tasty, tart cassis, leather, tobacco and coffee palate; medium finish 93+ pts.
(Lynch Bages) Beautiful nose of tabac, flowers, kirsch and minerals. Palate has loads of sweet fruit with beautiful restraint and great finish with sweet tannin. Great sense of finesse. Very impressive and I believe the first time I have had '95 Lynch.
3/8/2024 - Lepipi Likes this wine: 78 Points
Excellent - dry - straight - extraordinary
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2/22/2024 - johnh1001 wrote: 93 Points
Lovely dark fruit, asphalt, graphite and touch of earth. Full, round and well balanced. Love the creamy texture.
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12/27/2023 - johnnyrichardson wrote: 89 Points
The two bottles we opened were absolute tannic monsters...a wine that takes no prisoners. I've never been convinced by this vintage, it might be worth hanging on to a couple of bottles to see what they are like in a decade or so, but otherwise find some high-fat meaty dish to go with it and let it rip..
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7/23/2023 - Ara Kafafian Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted 3 hrs, slight brick rim, complex nose, smoke, some peppers, dark berried, leather, menthol, medium body, silky tannins with a lengthy finish. Plenty of sweetness left. Paired mushrooms and a bavette perfectly. Nothing to gain by cellaring further. I would recommend drinking by 2030.
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4/29/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Caberent Based Lunch (Schur House - Riverwoods IL): Small glass tasted blind. Dense, powerful and still clearly backward. I thought it younger. Certainly upside from here. 91 points today.
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