1989 Château Lynch-Bages
Community Tasting Note
MC wrote:
Saturday, May 2, 2020 - Decanted 3 hours. Perfect fill and cork. All of my bottles from same case purchased as a future. This is a really good Bordeaux. Dark fruits, incredible concentration, some minerals (but it is more about the cool, dark fruit), long finish with lush tannins you can hardly even notice. But for some reason this has never hit the mark for me vs. the '89 Montrose, Angelus, or even the LLC (although different styles, this is probably right there with the LLC in quality). Maybe just me, but really good - just not there with the top of the vintage for me - but at $35 what a steal it was at the time! Based on my bottles I would drink now to enjoy the wonderful fruit. A-/A
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Comment posted by cdunn:
5/3/2020 4:01:00 AM - This was an excellent note that is perfectly consistent with my response to the '89 Lynch Bages. Concentrated, deep fruit flavor, well-structured, serious length, but just no excitement there. A lack of savory elements and little complexity, at least for me, has repeatedly left me disappointed. I have only 1 left and may hold it a bit longer to see if something more develops. Your comparative picks, Montrose and Angelus, were 2 of my 3 favorites of the vintage, the Haut Brion being the obvious third.
Comment posted by MC:
5/3/2020 7:26:00 AM - Thanks for the comment cdunn. Always nice to know I am not alone in my take on a wine.