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1979 Château Lynch-Bages

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • Pauillac
Drink between 1999 - 2008 (Edit)
CT89.9 70 reviews

Community Tasting Notes 52

  • bambam Likes this wine: 90 points

    October 18, 2023 - This came from a passive cellar in the basement of a San Francisco home. Fill was good at the bottom of the neck. Cork was saturated on the sides but no leakage. To my surprise there was still life here. Clearly past it’s prime but far from dead. Quit oaky on the nose, garnet color with slight brownish clear bricking on the edge. In the mouth a pleasant mix of mushrooms, cedar and pencil lead.

  • godx wrote: 92 points

    September 23, 2023 - This was great and as good as you could expect for a 79 Bordeaux. Pretty classic mature Pauillac notes here (Cedar, leather, darker fruits, old books and a hint of menthol. Mostly resolved structure at this point but hanging on and offering a lot of pleasure.

  • Venice Al Likes this wine:

    August 23, 2023 - Good fill, from perfect known provenance, and decanted 60 minutes. Surprisingly deep garnet with slight bricking on the edges. Medium bodied. High acid given the fading fruit -so slightly imbalanced. Cedar, smoke, tobacco leaf, cassis, black currant, rocky minerals, saddle leather, menthol and a slight green herbal note. Clearly not a great vintage, nor a great Lynch- but over performed and still showing as a very good aged claret. Good match with Flannery Zabuton slow cooked and reverse seared. And it’s Wednesday!

  • SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 92 points

    April 16, 2023 - Opened with Durand and decanted 10 hours before dinner. Drank in a Zalto Bordeaux glass.

    Nose was strong, with cedar, black tea, scorched earth, roasted meats, lots of smoke. Not the most pleasant of bouquets.

    Palate was still quite alive, displaying cassis, earth, cedar oak, and black tea. Also hints of herbs. Tannin is mostly resolved. Finish was silky, but slightly watery and of medium length.

    Overall, nice showing for a 44 year old wine from just a decent vintage. Didn’t knock my socks off, but was a great accompaniment to a Wagyu steak dinner that helped it taste better too. Drink now.

  • LorenzoIlMagnifico Likes this wine: 90 points

    November 26, 2022 - Older wine but still with good tannin. Woody.

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1979
  • Type Red
  • Producer Château Lynch-Bages
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Médoc
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • UPC Codes 014100076629, 0400005643774, 078742374604, 087000330115, 206486002594, 830293006270

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 324 (56%)
  • Consumed 252 (44%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

Filet mignon, mushrooms

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