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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NickC83 on 5/12/2024: Ok needs time to breath (55 views) | | | Tasted by yeomanse on 1/23/2024 & rated 91 points: Aged well, cherry, blueberry, rose petal, tabacco. Drinking best after an hour or two of decanting. (496 views) | | | Tasted by markjanes on 12/8/2023: deeply colored, ruby red rim. decanted for several hours. at first a bit closed, by end of night it was showed very Pauillac notes of sweet currant and cedar. on the palate high acids, moderate flesh on the midpalate, moderate amount of firm oak and grape tannins. balanced wine with ok length, good intensity, ok complexity. wine had some finesse, a somewhat coarse and slightly disjointed texture, excellent expression of place. this needs time. give it 1-3 then check back (554 views) | | | Tasted by Kevin Mak on 4/8/2023 & rated 85 points: Typical Bordeaux style, but not Pauillac style, lack that intensity, a bit disappointing for a well acclaimed second wine from an excellent vintage, not a bad wine but nothing stands out. (1249 views) | | | Tasted by Agunner23 on 12/29/2022 & rated 90 points: First time trying a bottle with a couple of years on it and it was pretty good. Great body and surprisingly no interference from the tannins as we all know from the Lynch Bages estate to be tannic. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to try my case of 19's in about 4 to 5 years, But if I find some more from this year I will buy another bottle or two. Overall a great second wine. (1497 views) | | | Tasted by Muledog71 on 6/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Still plenty of life left in this one. Is it “worth”70$ ? Yeah I don’t think so. However, on day three it was still popping! Bumped up to a 92 (1967 views) | | | Tasted by JJYoyo on 8/8/2021 & rated 92 points: 2 hrs slow o and this really requires a multi hour decant right now. Hard to give a score because it still requires a few years in the cellar, so take mine as a leading ( as in slightly higher than what it merits right now) indicator of what it will be later.
Ok. So… I have not liked many 2015 Bdx (at least, not relative to the hype) up til now. How odd that it is a second wine that makes me rethink the vintage. This could open up to be a beautiful wine in a few years. Very strong espresso, raspberry, graphite, roses. Tannins exert such a strong grip right now that they smother the more refined notes that definitely are there. Hold for at least 3 , better 5 years.
Score : 92-93? Relative to expectations: ++ (2563 views) | | | Tasted by Nraucourt on 6/27/2021 & rated 90 points: Still quite young, could wait 2-3 years (2251 views) | | | Tasted by Dithiolium on 3/31/2021 & rated 91 points: Dark garnet. Elegant fruit nose with vanilla, mineral nose. Fresh dark fruit, vanilla oak, mineral, caramelised coffee. Typical Pauillac character. Elegant palate. Approachable tannins, well rounded wine. Medium-long finish. (2144 views) | | | Tasted by Mike Mann on 1/20/2021 & rated 92 points: Hints of raspberry, berries and vanilla. Well balanced with a long finish. (2155 views) | | | Tasted by mukden on 5/1/2020 & rated 90 points: OK. So first impressions was that this was a bit thin and a hard bastard, but it may be a ‘callow youth’. Quite expensive (for what I paid) it should be in the 30-40 buck range, at its highest. It might develop but definitely not for drinking now. (2834 views) | | | Tasted by Bordeaux 2013 on 3/21/2020 & rated 90 points: Needs a long decant, but still too young. Wait two or three years. (2173 views) | | | Tasted by Tom Prior-Grice on 12/24/2019: M ruby
Pronounced intensity, cherry, plum, cocoa and cassis
M tannin, m acid, m+ body, m+ intensity. Cherry, plum, graphite, stones, pencil shaving and baked plums.
Excellently balanced, great Pauillac terroir expression. (2563 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 2/23/2019 & rated 92 points: Blind. An initial note of bubble gum blows off leaving red and black fruit. Medium tannins with an abundance of dark fruit. Develops notes of graphite and herbs. Really nice.
Decanted for an hour & then allowed to breathe for another hour in bottle prior to the flight being poured. (3047 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 2/17/2019 & rated 93 points: Second Sunday Group: 2014 v 2015 Bordeaux (Barb's): Double blind. Plummy dark fruit, black raspberry and perfume notes. Firm, but not overly so, with flavors of dark fruit, spice and plum. Has a plush, merlot-like feel to it on the first few sips. More perfumed qualities as it opens further in the glass, along with mixed red and black fruits. Well-balanced, with a lengthy finish. Really lovely stuff. 93-94 pts.
My #1, Domino's #1
Group #2, 35 pts (3267 views) | | | Tasted by Bobhelge on 1/12/2019 & rated 91 points: You have to give this wine at least a five to six hours decant to express those classic Bordeaux notes as its youthfulness reveals itself way too much on opening. Not very oak heavy and opulent but savoury and rather elegant with primary blackcurrant juice. Give it a nasty shake and it will give you some ink and wood lock aromas. After some significant breathing there is more ink, dens slate, lead pencil and rose petal notes along with a delicate okay touch (there is no new oak in this but it is aged in French oak barrels, used for one previous vintage, for 12 months). I really like the acidic structure of this wine and I think it will evolve a lot over a 10 year time period. (2008 views) | | | Tasted by Andre Brattland on 12/1/2018 & rated 91 points: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon og 34% Merlot.
Frisk på duft med lysere sødmefulle rødbærsfrukt og bjørnebær. Litt søt kaffetone og sigarboks også. Middels fyldig og lett syrlig vin. Tiltalende rødbærsfrukt og lett krydder. Noe sedertre. Ikke for kompleks, bare god. (2534 views) |
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Vinous, Finally: Bordeaux 2015 In Bottle (Jul 2019) (7/1/2019)
(Lynch-bages Echo De Lynch Bages Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/24/2019)
(Ch Lynch-Bages, Écho de Lynch-Bages Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Pauillac 2015 1st & 2nd wines horizontal (11/14/2018)
(Château Lynch-Bages, Echo de Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2015 Bordeaux: Every Bottle Tells a Story... (Feb 2018) (2/18/2018)
(Lynch Bages Echo De Lynch Bages Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (2/1/2018)
(Echo de Lynch-Bages Pauillac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (4/29/2016)
(Echo de Lynch-Bages Pauillac, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/6/2016)
(Ch Lynch-Bages, Écho de Lynch-Bages Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Bordeaux’s Radiant 2015s (Apr 2016) (4/1/2016)
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(Château Lynch-Bages, Echo de Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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