As an individual accustomed to the finer things in life, I've had the privilege of indulging in some of the world's most exquisite wines. Each bottle tells a story, weaving together notes of history, culture, and passion. Today, I find myself transported back to the enchanting year of 1983, reminiscing about a wine that holds a special place in my heart: the Château Lynch-Bages. This vintage, while not the absolute pinnacle of perfection, evokes memories of a love affair and a journey through the vineyards that forever changed my perception of wine and life itself.
Upon first approach, the bouquet unfolds with an enticing array of aromas. Notes of ripe black currants and dark berries immediately captivate the senses, accompanied by nuances of cedarwood and leather. As the wine aerates, delicate hints of tobacco and spice emerge, adding layers of intrigue to the olfactory experience.
On the palate, the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages displays a harmonious balance of fruit, structure, and elegance. Ripe blackberry and cassis flavors dominate the forefront, intertwining with subtle hints of plum and dried herbs. The wine's supple tannins provide a firm backbone, contributing to its depth and longevity. Velvety in texture, yet exquisitely refined, it coats the palate with a lingering finish that leaves a lasting impression.
Overall, the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages is a wine of remarkable pedigree and character. While it may not represent the absolute pinnacle of perfection, it offers a captivating glimpse into the terroir of Pauillac and the rich heritage of Bordeaux winemaking. As it continues to evolve with age, it serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of one of France's most esteemed estates.
Firstly, let me set the stage for you. Picture me, an adventurer and a lover of the finer things in life, exploring the rolling hills of Bordeaux, where the prestigious Château Lynch-Bages stands as a beacon of excellence in winemaking. It was in the year of 1982 that I stumbled upon this hidden gem, tucked away amidst acres of lush vineyards. Little did I know that this encounter would lead to a love affair as intoxicating as the wine itself.
The 1983 Château Lynch-Bages, with its deep crimson hue and complex bouquet, immediately captivated my senses upon my first sip. Notes of black currant, cedar, and spice danced upon my palate, weaving a symphony of flavors that left a lasting impression. While not the absolute pinnacle of perfection, this vintage possessed a certain allure that kept me coming back for more.
As I savored each sip, I couldn't help but be reminded of a love affair that unfolded the year prior. It was the summer of 1982, and I found myself entangled in a passionate romance with a young wine girl amidst the vineyards of Bordeaux. Together, we would roam the fields barefoot, the earth beneath our feet connecting us to the land and the wine that flowed from it.
Despite the language barrier – for I, a man of upper society and a rock musician, did not speak French – our connection transcended words. She taught me the language of wine, guiding me through the nuances of each vintage with a grace and elegance that left me spellbound. It was through her eyes that I discovered the true essence of Château Lynch-Bages, a wine that mirrored the spirit of the land from which it hailed.
Our love affair may have been fleeting, but the memories we shared amidst the vineyards of Bordeaux remain etched in my heart. And so, as I raise a glass of the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages to my lips, I am transported back to those golden days of summer, where love and wine intertwined in a dance of passion and discovery.
In conclusion, while the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages may not be the best vintage I've ever tasted, it holds a special place in my heart for the memories it evokes. Like a cherished love affair, it reminds me of a time when life was simpler, and the world was filled with endless possibilities. And for that, I am grateful.
The finish of the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages is nothing short of exquisite. As the flavors slowly dissipate, echoes of dark fruit and spice linger on the palate, leaving a sense of satisfaction and anticipation for the next sip. With its remarkable balance and finesse, this vintage is a testament to the timeless craftsmanship of Château Lynch-Bages.
Cheers to the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages – a wine that will forever hold a place in my heart and my cellar.
Note to self: First bottle watery, dull never opened. SECOND BOTTLE WAS AMAZING 30 MIN DECANT. EXPLAIN THAT? BOTTLE TONIGHT WAS 93
Wow! Had this in a big hitting evening line up featuring a Krug 73, Mouton 75 & 80 and La Mission 90 - and this came out tops. Time and time again this estate delivers the goods. L-B has got to be up there as one of the safest left bank bets. Still shocked.
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This is wonderful and surprisingly youthful, still quite primary. Black and red fruits with mushroom behind. Very pure. Structure softening but has carried it to deliver a wonderful wine this evening. Long and complex. Drink now but will last another decade easily.
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Low neck fill, cork in good shape, youthful appearance. Overall great condition. We were impressed by how well this wine showed. There were lots of classic tertiary notes such as grafite, cedar, and cigar box, but the fruit was also still there and showed no sign of fading. A beautiful wine.
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Medium brown garnet. Some sediments. Bricking at rim.
Some leather brett. Strong graphite note throughout. Scents of Tobacco leaf, licorice, salami, and dried flower. Black and red cherry fruit - still vibrant. Emerging savory note in midpalate. Floral and black tea finish with some forest floor note. The tannin is still slightly grippy.
Medium plus body. High acidity. Some unresolved tannin, yet supple texture.
Surprisingly for a 40 year old wine, its fruit is still robust and the structure is also solid, suggesting an ample margin for further development. It's definitely entering a good place.
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Dinner with Jim & Michelene at our place. An awesome flight with Jim's '83 Lynch Bage & my 99 Palmer paired Nita's perfect cast iron 8oz filets! My WOTN and just superb! Classic Pauillac in every way with cigar ash & dark fruit on the nose to the take notice blackberry, mineral, cedar and tobacco leaf on the palate. This is the second time I've had this in the last 2 years and showing no sign of decay. Impressive glass of aged BDX! As a side note Parker didn't even mention this vintage in his 2005 The World's Greatest Wines. It's always good for we wine buyers when a great btl escapes the critic's fawning! I rely way more on our CT community's up to date notes here than the critics. Going to grab one of these if I see it. Thanks Jim!
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Lunch with four cellar orphans, all oldies. The winner was clearly the Lynch Bages, a great big Bordeaux totally mature and just delicious, a delight to drink. Donna Bob Karen Jim Lynch Bages 1983: 96 96 96 95 delicious, holds Beringer Reserve 1994: 94 93 94 94 surprisingly good Palmer 1979: 93-90 93-90 92-91 89 died in 30 min BV Latour 1986: 83 gone 83-75 80-78 nearly spoiled, died
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Wonderful! Classic notes of wet forest floor, leather, cigar box... acidity had this fruity sweetness to it that was so juicy and refreshing and made it super long. I just loved it. Double-decanted, slow-ox for three hours, and then drunk over two hours. The last glass showed quite a bit of brett, so I preferred it earlier but definitely needed air to wake up.
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Perhaps the best bottle I’ve had of our “house” Lynch, the 83. Wonderfully complex and aromatic bouquet, quintessentially Pauillac with graphite, leather, sous bois. The palate is resolved but layered and vigorous with enough fruit to compliment the secondary and tertiary nuances. My favorite vintage this night in a Lynch vertical featuring the 83, 85, 86, 88 and 89. 94-95 pts.
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Still drinking nicely. Barnyard nose. Soft and supple. Cassis, leather, oak, plum, cherries and vanilla. Good structure with mild tannin. Exceeded my expectation for this almost 40 year old.
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Mixed WTDS at The Kenwood (The Kenwood, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. A nice back up bottle to the '83 Montrose. Herbal nose with lots of pencil and minerality, cassis, and strawberry. The palate is medium full bodied, mineral dense, pencil and herbaceousness dominate, cassis. plum. Fairly well resolved and ready to go, though it should go for another 10 years. 92+ to 93pts.
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Candice's '83 "backup" for a flawed '83 Montrose at The Kenwood. And, a very nice last-minute PnP backup it turned out to be!! I've tried to buy some of these in the recent past from my fav online store and missed out. I'll keep trying as this was in the pocket and loaded with signature old school aged BDX intrigue, resolve & elegance. Firing on all cylinders tonight with cigar box, forest floor, mature red & dark fruit, mineral and numerous other less easily described nuances. Simply, a pleasure. Loved (this) btl! The next may be another experiences with this much age and varying provenance. Worth a gamble though. I believe the alc was 12.5%. Thanks Candace!
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Bit of cellar stink on the nose initially but this blows off to show earth, wet forest floor, sweet spice, cigar box, cedar, leather, subdued brambles...smells all tertiary but still with a smidge of dark hued fruit. the palate is a reflection of the nose, wetly enjoyable with a bit of tannic grip on the mid palate which is slightly drying, acid is medium plus intensity, a little dusty liquorice on the finish. Goes exceedingly well with fatty, slightly hogget age, lamb...
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Perfectly mature. Moderately complex, Elegant, light bodied, and high acid. Not a top aged Bordeaux, but I enjoy it, though certainly a stylistic preference.
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38 yrs old Bordeaux from 1983 which was a decent vintage for the decade. Bouquet of tobacco, leather and dried plum. The wine showed deep purple almost opaque without any oranage rim. Color was of a younger wine, not 38 yrs. Velvet smooth blackberry fruit with medium long finish and subdued tannins. From a case purchased upon release by me in 1986 and cellared for these long years.
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A gorgeous and endearing Bordeaux. Enticing complex aromas of wet cedar, tobacco leaf, cigar box, spice and steeped plum fruit. Totally harmonious on the palate with plush, refined fruit and suave, integrated structure. Long, complex finish.
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very similar to my last note: dark red with brick rim - beautiful old Bordeaux nose of fully mature blackberry and cassis nuanced by an abundance of complex aromatics including leather, wet hay and lead pencil - full body of blackberries, but not as much of the sweet fruit that I look for in mature cabernet - good acid balance and mature soft tannins - fairly short finish (15-20 sec) with a slightly bitter aftertaste - stilll a very nice example of an underrated vintage
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Well bricked but still with a pretty stunningly dark, opaque core of blood fading red through brick. Iron and steel, graphite — immediately all minerals on nose, but mmm very deep, stick your nose in! Blood iron and castle gates behind murky moats of thyme; a little Louis Vuitton leather, pencils in a rich kid's case; then, with coaxing (and gifted insight from Sam) deeep plum: the last remainder of the big basket of fruit this once carried. The palate tends Napoleonic; Pauillac austerity and authoritarianism: couture cotton cases on military pillows. At first luxurious in its resolved calm, so very regal with elitist balance. But in truth: we’re fully on the back edge of a very good wine. Nice length, iron, graphite, minerals, black plum skins are here, but some cherry charm, any charm, would be nice. It’s all discipline now. Delicious with lamb steaks on Easter. Drink up. (Popped and poured as a backup. It opened nicely for quite a while. I've had this bottle since I was in college, '88 or '89. Perfect time to open it up and enjoy it with Sam. The cork was wet to the last 1/16". Interesting. EDIT: the cork was so wet and heavy that I weighed it. 10 grams.)
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Paired against a 1994 Penfolds Bin 707 and consumed at the Botanic Gardens restaurant (Cheers SJR!) in Adelaide. Decanted and drunk with a 4 course degustation, the LB was WOTN for mine. Whilst lacking the depth of colour of the Penfolds (which after 26 years was still inky black), the LB inspired from the moment it graced the nose. Not as strong on the palate as the 707 it nonetheless teased the senses with hints of a long and subtle journey to maturation. The 707 started to get into its stride towards the end of the evening, and, I suspect, a long decant might have made WOTN a much tougher call. The LB is drinking beautifully now - the 707 could easily go another 5 years
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The 1983 is one of those overlooked vintages that is drinking spectacularly right now. Classic Bordeaux nose, taste and finish. Decanted for 2 hours, but it the aroma from the decanter told me immediately that this wine was good to go—balanced and structured from the first pour, and it only got better from there. Great notes of slate, leather, cassis with black and red fruits, and classic Pauillac teroir. Just a really elegant wine drinking beautifully right now.
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P: LM, poss Med, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which never even remotely loses contact with the init frt as it pretty much works itself out by the very LONG, BALANCED finish with an intriguing bitter/swtness to the firming, dusty tannins. For now with food, & SHOULD still be able to accompany meals on its 40th. My EXC+/Exceptional-. 89 pts RJonWine, 85 Jeff Leve (7/11/17), + other scores on wine-searcher's Tasting Notes pg. [As of late Dec '19, wine-searcher still shows several sources from $115-$230].
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dark red with brick rim - agree with previous notes that surprisingly little sediment (decanted through a Bartelli stainless steel mesh filter) - beautiful old Bordeaux nose of fully mature blackberry and cassis nuanced by an abundance of complex smells including leather, wet hay and lead pencil - full body of blackberries, but not as much of the sweet fruit that I look for in mature cabernet - very good acid balance and mature soft tannins - fairly short finish (15-20 sec) with a slightly bitter aftertaste - complemented grilled lamb chops very nicely and had no trouble holding up to the food - a good example of an underrated vintage
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PnP, served at cellar temp. Smokey, dark fruit, some stewed fruit, barnyard like, aroma on the nose. More expressive as the wine is being equilibrated to room temperature.
The wine was fresh and pure on the first taste, albeit somewhat muted on the other flavors. Dark fruit emerged after a few sips. Tannins were completely resolved, as expected for this age. Mild acidity complimented well with the soft fruit. While the intensity may have passed a while ago, its Bordeaux character was definitely present. The wine was best after around 45 minutes in bottle.
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Guessed this 83 Lynch Bages to be a 96 left bank. The nose showed some age but it was still very much alive with mature tannins and a good acid backbone. Really impressive stuff.
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While this is still drinking nicely, this was a bit light compared to the traditional big and bold Lynch Bages I have come to expect. Lighter and more delicate, it may be that the best years are behind it. Soft, ripe fruits with tobacco and a hint of licorice. Drink up
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Not egregious, and even drinkable at times, but corked nonetheless. A shame, as the underlying material seems to be very lovely. It is the kind of slightly corked where I could tell something was amiss when i opened and decanted, then it faded and remerged over a couple hours in the decanter, mostly faded. I put back in the bottle and when poured at dinner it was showing some cork again. Frustrating.
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At Wimborne. Bottle hand carried back from HK by J. Fill at low shoulder. Was thinking "uh oh". Cork just under the foil super mouldy. And then the cork sunk into the bottle upon first touch by the corkscrew. *Den den den* Poured through strainer into individual glasses. Appearance was clear, pale intensity, ruby colour with thin garnet edge. Thin legs. Nose medium+ intensity, with a surprsing fragrant bouquet of earth, red bell peppers, ripe red cherries, blackberries, red plums, spice. Hints of barnyard with more air. Developed. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, melted tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour, with flavours of sweet caramel, ripe dark red cherries, red plums, crunchy blackberries, black cherries, red bell peppers, earth, spice. Medium++ finish. Very good quality. A snapshot moment in time. Elegant aged Bordeaux. Don't wait any longer on this. Drink up and savour.
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Cappellano and Lynch (Chicago, IL): I've always thought that the 1983 vintage in Bordeaux has been an excellent value play. This bottle was initially a little more expressive than the 1981, but it shows mostly powerful earth tones, which are counterbalanced by a modest amount of fruit. The palate, which seemed to be filled out at first, seemed to hollow a little bit with time. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of classic bordelais characteristics to enjoy here -- the graphite and pencil shavings are pretty prominent. At maturity now.
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The wine still had great colour with a slight brick-red edge. Flavour profile was quite soft with slight hint of blackberry but mostly earthy, mushroom and cedar dominant. Nice balance and mouth feel but definitely on the decline. Drink up.
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Enjoyed for Easter lunch with roast leg of lamb. Decanted 2 hours before - opened up beautifully. Deep red. Classic cassis and blackcurrant on the nose. Wonderfully integrated flavours - a touch of spice and old leather. Lacking a complete finish but drinking beautifully overall.
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What a delightful surprise! Not expecting too much from the 1983 vintage in Bordeaux. The 83’s are famous for wines that did not age well and it was even more bleak in Pauillac where the grapes were over ripe. However this wine is sublime! Classic Lynch Bages. The cork had slight mold and I had some trouble with the cork (crumbled near the bottom). Very little sediment. Decanted and visited over the span of 2 hours. The best sip was the last sip it opened up beautifully. I am curious if we are in a small window or if this wine is here to stay for a little while. I would just open and enjoy!
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This was the first bottle of a long forgotten case bought as futures upon release for next to nothing by today's prices - I don't remember exactly, but around $200/case. Stored ~33 years in a passively cooled cellar in New England. I noticed that the recommended CT drinking window was 'til 2010, but that the more recent ratings (2017) have been mostly above the average of 91. I agree with the more recent ratings. The cork was all but gone - lots of mold on the surface, and pushed into the bottle with only slight pressure from the screw, even though the fill was still into the neck. Managed to finesse the cork out with a couple of thin kabob scewers that had threads. Wine was still dark red, oddly very little sediment. No decant. Lots of barnyard Brett at first, which put off several at the table, but this fortunately left more for me to sample over time. The Brett evaporated in a while to reveal dark earthy mature cabernet, not really fruity, but complex and mystical and enjoyable - wood, mushrooms, umami, esters. Is it possible that my passive cellar is better at aging old Bordeaux than that of Jeff Leve ("85" "fading")? Will be tasting this over the next few years, will pipe in again.
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Château Lynch-Bages Vertical Dinner (San Diego, California): Now 34 years of age, this particular bottle proved itself to be quite viable. Deep garnet in color, the wine delivers a nice payload of red currants, espresso, licorice, mulling spices, sassafras and leather. Full-bodied, vibrant, seamlessly alcoholic and with melted tannins, it is solid on the mid-palate and finishes medium-to-long. Comparably cellared bottles should easily reach their 40th birthday. Drink now-2023.
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Jacques and Jill vist Denver (Denver): The 83 Lynch is a favorite of mine and it seems to have shown well for at least a decade. A very masculine, Pauillac style of wine with strong graphite, cedar, iodine, minerals and leather. The tannins are quite smooth now but assertive at the same time. Fully mature but seems like it will hold for a good long while yet. Lynch in the '80's, pretty special stuff. 93-94 pts.
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Fully mature and fading, with more secondary earth, tobacco, cedar, leaf, herb and forest aromatics than fruit. The textures also show quite, old school tannins with their rusticity, in the clipped, sweet and tart, with more tart than sweet fruit in the finish. This is not a wine I would hold for further development.
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Wine Group Celebration Kathy and Derrald's Birthday, second best Bordeaux of the night, nose of black cherry, black berry, boysenberry, and cigar box, same on the palate, delicious, elegant, at its best, big body, and a long, long, flavorful finish. #2 of 5.
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Medium red center fading to a bright red rim. Light bodied with medium acidity. Nose opens with tobacco, barnyard, and dried plum. Strong note of menthol emerges but gives way to the tobacco with time. Slightly sweet. On the palate, relatively red fruit becomes blue in the glass, with graphite and tobacco. Some of the barnyard and menthol come through. Remains quite enjoyable though there is no further room for development.
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Tasted next to the wonderful 1985 and 1982, so not easy to stand out. Less fruit on the nose, less depth and complexity. Notes of coffee, spices, tobacco. Less fruit also on the palate, a little drying, less generous and complete. Still a lovely bottle of wine. Drink up. 90-92
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We drank this next to the '00 and it really highlighted the difference in style that occurred in Bordeaux in the past 30 years as Parker's influence took hold. This is old-stlye, elegant, mature and beautiful. No browning. Time to drink and there's probably bottle variation. Price escalation?? The tag on the bottle says I paid $12.95 for it in 1985 or so.
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All leather and cedar and old wood, with a zesty note of smoke and capsicum. Maybe a touch of spiciness too, showing a bit of cinnamon and clove. Seems a little dry and austere initially (if undeniably aristocratic), but then the last third of the bottle really starts to sing with great leathery intensity, lead pencil, and big cranberry brightness. Very long and smooth but with stern lingering tannins which leave the mouth dry. Another superb bottle.
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Pre-Tasting Lunch (Prairie Grass - Northbrook IL): Served double blind to the group. A little bit of Brett and barnyard, lots of tobacco and mature black plum. Good density, balance. Very pleasant right now.
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How lucky to be able to drink a 33 year old fine wine! The nose was "wet dog" but the color was still more red than brick. Taste was much better than the nose with everything subdued. Finish was a little bitter, but over all a pleasant drink. Only one more of this vintage left...
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Lynch Bages dinner at RPM Steak (Chicago, IL): The nose wasn't the most open, but there was still plenty of stuffing. There's a restrained touch of green pepper on the nose, and lovely graphite. The secondary characteristics aren't too prominent right now, we were joking that this had almost been cryogenically stored. Soft and restrained, with lovely acidity. The palate has a touch of sweet red fruit, but this isn't all that dense. In a lovely spot now.
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Very pleased with this bottle. A very dirty and brittle cork that disintegrated when challenged by my corkscrew did not bode well. Decanted through paper 2 hours before serving with a rib of beef. Clear wine with just a light sediment - age not particularly evident in this bottle. Purplish lighter at the rim. Nose showed quite a bit of eucalyptus with some dark fruit. Clean tasting, more of the eucalyptus, smooth, tasty, moreish - classic left-bank claret with a decent bit of bottle age wish we'd had a second bottle as it drank superbly and a great reminder of how good Bdx can be.
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Drank at a wine bar. Popped and poured and proceeded to drink over the next 4 hours. Cork was thoroughly soaked, but the sommelier manager to get it out in one piece. Great label and high shoulder fill, so it looks to have been stored well. Good and funky nose that blew off an hour later, leaving a pleasant aroma in its place. No bricking in the edges and much darker in color than I would have expected for the age. Still very much alive with a bit of dark fruit flavors remaining. Initial flavor of cherry menthol coughs drops, but this dropped off after an hour. A bit thin in the mouth initially, and hour of air time helped immensely. Flavors of coffee, wet earth, wood. Medium finish. Left long legs in the glass. Showed much better than I would have expected.
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A Margaux & Pauillac tasting (Wine Watch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida): The most unique wine of the night. Cassis, licorice, old dusty library book, and urban funk (distinct from a barnyard funk). This strange nose was initially off-putting, but became quite charming. More elegance than power. Still has a bit of grip. No detectable heat on the medium length finish. Acidity a bit out of balance. Definitely better than what some critics may suggest.
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This is in a great place, and this was a really good example. Classic claret profile with cedar, a bit of funk, earthy fruit, wonderful balance of acids-fruit-tannins. It has a resolved motuhfeel while still packing a wallop. This could go a point higher still.
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Typical old bordeaux nose. Bottle showed signs of seepage. Huge funky, musty nose, earth, wet forest floor nose. Very easy to drink. Not much left here. It has seen its best days. The color when pouring was fantastic and the wine looked like it was only a few years old, which shocked me. But the power and tremendous flavors had left the building on this particular bottle.
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Opened about 1 hour prior to serving. The nose evolved, with brett dominating at first before giving way to more green, herbal aromas. As the wine opened up it showed more cab franc influence, with bell pepper and jalapeno notes. This was side by side with barnyard, dried leather, black cherry, and cassis. The tannins are fully resolved now, and they do a lovely job working with the remaining fruit. This is in a great place, showing complexity and balance along with the classic mature Bordeaux element, sheer class. Drink up.
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Very elegant and balanced, with a nice interplay between the fruit and the tertiary aromas. A classic, this is drinking very well and by no means over the hill.
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Bright red/Orange colour. Smooth delicate Bordeaux with typical mature notes. Suprised that the wine is still that nice. Maybe an other 1-3 years to go. The wine looks orange colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle.
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Vidunderlig vin! Dekantert 2 timer, frisk stall og mørke blomster på nese, mer mørk blomst og markjordbærstein på munn. Vennlige tanniner, frukt fremst, laaang. Lys, men ikke brun. Stønner, heter det på norsk!
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Tried to drink this with dinner the other night. Color was very impressive for an '83. Nose was rich with red fruits and light floral notes. The palate however did not hold up. We tried letting it breath for a bit to see if it would open up and it never did.....pretty bummed out. Tried again about 2 hours later and the wine had lost its color and the palate never came around. Probably improperly stored by the previous owner.
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Wow, after a 3 hour decant this wine is incredible. Milk Chocolate, vanilla cream, a hint of mint, herbacious notes on the nose. Beautiful purple color to the rim belying its age. Nice legs. Medium mouth feel with flavor profile matching the nose with the addition of terroir and sense of place. Smooth silky mid palate with integrated tannins but expressive longer life in this wine. Finish was smooth and consistent with flavor profile. Excellent and sure wish I had more.
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Helle Farbe. Weicher und feiner gut gereifter Cabernet. Hat mit der Luft nicht gewonnen. Würde den Wein trinken und nicht mehr Jahre lagern. Zapfen weg!
Bright color. Smooth, delicate well-ripened Cabernet. Has not won with the air. Would drink the wine and do not store more years. 93/100
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A little austere, but has that classic Pauillac lead pencil bouquet. There's also loam, cranberries, minerals, a hint of green. Tobacco appears after some air. To taste, it's brightness married to dry dark fruit. A bit lactic. Still holding together, with some good midpalate weight. Finish gives strong notes of cedar, lead pencil and ash. Smooth mouthfeel, resolved. Classy and understated, very nice. Old School.
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Aromatic sweet red fruit, jammy nose,with hints of cedar and leather. Soft on the palate, but perfectly balanced . Medium body, yet delicious fruit still. From magnum, stored in temp controlled cellar since acquisition. At peak now, drink it up soon.
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1983 Bordeaux Blind (Berkeley): Group's #7; my #1; 3 first; 2 second; 0 third; 6 last. Aromas and flavors of red fruits, cherries, menthol, spice, and oak. Lighter bodied wine with refreshing acidity and a long finish. The fruit stared to fade and the oak dominate this wine when I re-tasted a few hours later.
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Clear, clean claret. Fully mature. Beyond its peak but not over the hill. The Pauillac posture is intact and supports a nose that carries notes of loam, cedar and eucalyptus. The tannins have soften to a whisper. Dry fruit and sufficient tartness for a clean, albeit short finish. The quality in a bottle of wine this old and from a not so renown vintage, comes from great terroir preserved by maintaining the case in careful storage and the impeccable provenance of the auction house.
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Sorry, no notes. At tasting with wine guy. Still going strong. Classic Lynch with great fruit still in play and terroir expressive of Lynch. Compared to Pichon Lalande profiles are similar with Lynch carrying more fruit in aging.
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Nice showing for this bottle with sweet red fruit still present and a menthol eucalyptus smell and flavor up front...the tannins were soft and balanced but the finish got a bit vegetal and off putting.
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Decanted for 1 hour, drank over 2. Great stinky old Bordeaux. Earth, barn yard, smoke, BBQ and leather on the nose. The palate matched with a gritty texture. This seemed a little shallow in the mid palate. Medium finish. Held up fine in the glass, but I would drink in the next few years.
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This wine is still amazingly vibrant and flavorful. Retains its ruby red color with a soft nose. Lovely cherry fruit with a minty mid-palate drape and a nice smooth oak finish. We paired it with lamb chops on the grill with sauteed spinach and mushrooms, which it complemented well and did not overpower.
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Lynch Bages tasting (12 different vintages) at the Rheingau Gourmet Festival 2012: rubin red color; cherries and other red berries, violets; light/medium body; polished texture.; went down well.
Vintages flight II: 1982 - 1983 - 1985 - 1986
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Decanted and severed immediately. Color light red at edge. Nose was light perfumey blackberry with tobacco overtones. No tannins, very soft with fruit still present. Moderate finish.
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We pulled this from the cellar while looking for a wine to pair with our Thanksgiving duck. The cork was a bit scary and there was quite a bit of chalky residue under the foil but still a classic French beauty. We’re going to enjoy it on its own, would not recommend much decanting though this one still has a few years left in it (but share with five others the fruits fall off quickly). Four out of five yums.
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I had this at a friends birthday party on 1/29/11. It had had a wonderful bouquet of barnyard, truffle, red cherry, spice, leather and cedar aromas. The palate was round, smooth and fully integrated with flavors of truffle, red cherry, leather and spice.
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drank on X mas day... opened a day before but cork back right away; very nice matured rounded nose.. , with still lots of fruits, drinking really fresh as well...
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1980s Bordeaux; 6/18/2010-6/20/2010: For me, this had the best acid/verve zestiness, that gave it great freshness and length. Classic Pauillac bouquet of cedar, cigar box and lead pencil. Delightful and fully mature.
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Served at our "Remember the 80's" tasting. Medium coloring with some bricking on the rim. A nose of sweet black fruits, some chocolate and a bit of ground beef on the back of the palate. For a so-so vintage quite good, but starting the downhill slide from maturity's plateau.
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Tough for this to be paired with '82, but I'd happily have this on my dinner table anytime. Mature, feminine compared to others this night, medium bodied, good finish. B+/B
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Maturing color, some bricking at edge, bright and clear. Plesant bouquet with good complexity and waves of cedar and leather components pouring out of the glass. On the palate the red fruit core is quite mature iin this middleweight which was a little coarse at first but after an hour it presented the balanced palate of a well made mature Pauillac.
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Leo's Blind Tasting Group - March '10 edition (Braeburn, NYC): Much darker in its flavour profile than the Gruaud Larose; dark fruits and cassis here with graphite and herbal touches, but what sets this apart (and not in a good way) is the sensation of oak and tarry notes - and the texture's also nowhere near as polished, feeling much more tannic and abrasive.
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Last of a case consumed over the previous 8 years. Cellared in temp control, fully mature, refined tannins, brown edges opened and poured. Tar and lead on the lead nose right out of the bottle with a bit of a bitter finish but, disappears after 15 minutes. Full rich flavor of refined fruit, deep and strong on the finish. Totally enjoyable but, fading a little in comparison to previous bottles and after an hour and a half fading slowly.
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nose - showed some evolution with time. Smoky, cocoa, mushroom mouth - light red cherry, tea, mushroom. decent complexity aged claret, nothing powerful but still a good midpalate. A good wine for simple food. i have not had the good fortune to sample this wine at an early phase, however, i would guess it to be past prime. drink up.
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Long cork was entirely wine-stained but had a dry top and came out in one piece easily. Decanted just for a couple of min to ensure it was ok...rebottled, vacuumed, and then consumed at restaurant with steak. Classic Paulliac with loads of bell pepper/greenness. Not too old and will hold for a while but unlikely to get much better. Enjoy now.
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WineFanatic Bordeaux Offline (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – nice medium red with a slight browning throughout. Slight barnyard, cedar, red cherry notes and hints of baking spice. Silky mouth feel. Medium body and acidity, resolved tannins with a lengthy finish. Best nose of the Lynch Bages trio (’83, ’85, ’02). Went back to this an hour later and it had faded quite a bit. Drink now. Excellent.
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Wine Fanatic Bordeaux Offline: Tasty mature bordeaux. Awesome bouquet of barnyard, black currents, smoke, and black olives. A touch lean, and it began to fade after a short time in the glass.
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Appearance: 9 Dark, glittering, find brick colour. Looks younger than it is. Off course it include some nice legs. Nose: 29 Tremendous, typical Pauillac at it's best: Ceder, leather, truffles, peber and still a good portions of black currant. Palate: 48 Full bodied, smouth but with perfect austerity to give this wine the designation of trully classic wine. If one had, not seen the lable I would had guess that this was 10-15 years old. Balance: 10 It does not get much better. A powerful, yet elegant topwine at its' peak. Valuation: ****** Maturity: Now - 10 years It is fantastic now, and will proberly not get better, but I think, however it could stay for 10 years more, and still be a wine of geatest interest.
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This bottle was truly fantasic. Strong saddle/horse, spice box, lovely fruit, a hint of brett and varnish. Totally resolved tannins and sprectacular smoothness and intensity. Tasted next to the Las Cases 1983 - which didn't have a chance tonight.
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Left bank Bordeaux: Dark red center with a browning rim. Needed some air to open up on the nose with notes of blackcurrant and prunes. Good intensity on the palate with powerful blackcurrant, very rustic, with lots of iron and graphite on the midpalate and prunes on the finish. Still needs time to come around but shows nicely.
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See my note on '82 Ch. Rouget which we drank at the same time as this. Also see my note from last year on another '83 LB. After that experience, I acquired five bottles of my own. We drank this bottle with grilled lamb and enjoyed it as much as the earlier bottle. Mature but fresh and elegant. I see no reason to lower my rating!
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Seattle Tasting Group does Pauillac (Seattle, WA): Root-beer, green tobacco leaf, horse and cherry. I love the nose here, classic Lynch Bages! This fades a little quickly in the glass but is lovely while it lasts. Chewy, leathery and delicious.
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I'll add a few points the my uncle JBBridge's note from the same bottle: This wine had an advanced color with some orange-bricking at the rim, but indeed seemed much younger on the nose and palate. In addition to the overtones listed in the accompanying note, there were subtle notes of horsey/barnyard, but in no way did they detract from the enjoyment of the bottle. The mouthfeel is balanced, with the tannins resolved--I agree this wine is a point, but will likely hold for at least 5+ yrs. Another great '83 that provides great enjoyment for a fraction of the cost of the preceeding year's wines.
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My nephew, ATBridge, and I had one of his bottles of '83 LB last night with some cheese and pate. We were both extremely pleased. AT uncorked the bottle and let it sit open for a couple of hours but did not decant. Our experience with older wines has demonstrated to us that decanting can dissipate aromas and tastes too rapidly. We were both impressed with the freshness of this 23-year old wine. The color had some expected bricking but was not brown like some '82's I've had. The tannins were resolved, everything was balanced. There were strawberries and raspberries on the pleasant but moderate nose. I agree with the reviewer who said the nose dissipated but refreshed with each pour -- it did for us, too. The palate, however, while not big was very interesting: a core of classic Bordeaux (cassis, cedar, graphite, earth), with evolving hints of strawberries, plums, coffee and -- unexpectedly -- watermelon (that's what I called it -- it was a sweet, melon-y taste, at least). Again, our overall impression was young, fresh and fruity around a classic, structured core. The wine has probably peaked but we think should stay in good shape for awhile. We agreed this would be a good wine with an elegant meal of just about anything, probably not as good with big cuts of red meat as would be a lot of Bordeaux. We're really glad AT has two more bottles of this! Not sure why the reviews posted here are so divergent, but different things can happen to bottles over a couple of decades I guess.
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Tasting of 80's Bordeaux at Seattle Wine Storage (Seattle, WA): Hello Mr. Ed. High-pitched and stinky with some clear manure notes. That said, this is opening up very well on the palate, lots of, uh, earth in this one and more than a bit of stable. Then some sweet chocolate blossoms on the palate. If you don't mind brett, this is pretty tasty.
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Tasted this alongside the 82, 85, and 88. I wasn't getting much from this bottle. It had a bit of a minty horsey aroma. The palate didn't give anything else.
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This was a fine bottle of Lynch Bages contradicting other's notes. Lovely balance and mouth feel with plenty of fruit. Smooth and tasty. A perfect time to drink the wine, although I expect it to soon be on the downside. Drunk alongside the 85, which had a few years of life left although I do not expect it to improve and the 61 which, alas, had turned.
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lynch bages has always been one of my favorites. i have enjoyed previous vintages including 1967, 1970, 1978 and 1981. having carried around my wine inventory in my head for the past 30 years, i completely suppressed my purchase of the 1983 vintage. these bottles only came to light after conducting a physical inventory for entry into cellar tracker. this bottle survived somewhat over humid conditions in the cellar as evidenced by the label which was pristine. bottle fill was low neck. the cork was firm and intact although soaked with liquid through and through. the cork was protruding 1/8 " with some back pressure upon extraction. color was ruby red with minimal signs of browning. very fine sediment evident in the last glass. upon opening there was some bottle funk which needed 10 minutes to clear. aroma was more floral than fruity with hints of violets and lilacs. the aroma dissipated in the glass but refreshed with each new pour. the wine seemed thin at first, but delivered some structure which tended to overwhelm the aroma after 20 minutes. this wine, at this point in its development does not offer the same pleasures as previous vintages and certainly is less substantial than as described in its youth by parker. yet, i would not go so far as to say tired. nevertheless, i would definitely recommend that based upon this tasting experience as well as the recent tasting notes of other members, i would definitely say that this wine needs to be consumed asap.
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Low neck fill. Mold covering top of cork. Cork totally soaked through. Decanted for 2 hours. Very strong nose of cherries immediately upon opening bottle. Appeared a little orange as it was being decanted, but once in the decanter it was a deep red/purple. Nose of cherries, lead pencil. Tannins were completely resolved. Very smooth. I'm sure there was more fruit there at some point, but it is definitely receeding at this point. Time to drink up, but a very nice mature wine.
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Bottle was in great shape with a low neck fill and the color was brick red with really no browning. However, this was a tired bottle of wine with a bit of tobacco and leather struggling to reach the nose. The palate was unremarkable with little fruit, a light body fully resolved tannins and not much of a finish. This bottle has lost whatever vitality it ever had. Drink up or give away.
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Bottle taken from my personal cellar, again presented as an unknown (blind) to the usual Friday group at Vintage Wines, Ltd. Deep garnet with an orange rim. Moderately intense nose showing spice box, tar, "paper paste," ripe plum and cigar. Medium-bodied, with largely melted tannins and similar complex flavors as for the nose. Medium, smooth finish. This is probably the best showing for this wine thus far. Most tasters guessed it to be a '95, '90 or '89 Bordeaux.
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Medium garnet color with bricking. Nose opens with lots of earth and leather. Smokey tobacco, coffee, dark cherry and other red fruit flavors. Far exceeds my expectations. Last bottle, wish I had more.
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Presented as unknown (blind) tasting at Vintage Wines, Ltd. (provided from my cellar). Bright disc with deep garnet robe and amber rim. Slight barnyard nose, wiith smokey plum, cigar box, exotic spices, cedar and vanilla. Good acid/tannin balance, supple, round, with flavors similar as described for nose. Medium to long, slightly acidic finish. The fruit seems to be holding. This wine was guessed by the tasters to be as young as a 1997! Most felt that it was an '88 or '89 Bordeaux.
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Slightly closed nose with lots of roasted coffee, very rich fruit, complex, tasty roasted coffee, and a long finish with lots of fruit on the finish and aftertaste. My #1, Group #1 tie.
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Still deep ruby, now with brick rim. Moderate sediment. Currants, cedar and plum on nose. Palate same, but with tar overtones and mild residual "paper paste." Tannic, coarse finish. Not pleasant, but hopefully is just not ready. I am hoping that this wine simply needs a new millenium to show its true colors!
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Deep ruby with red rim. Despite breathing and tasting over a two-hour period, the nose remained closed and simple, with currants and oak, as well as persistent "paper paste." Palate very tannic. Hopefully will improve.
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Chateau Lynch Bages (Lafayette, Ca.): Dusty nose, nice fruit, lots of fruit and bark in the mouth, ripe, open fruit tonight, medium body, lots of wood, tannins and fruit on the finish.
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3/27/2024 - BellevuePhil wrote: 90 Points
As an individual accustomed to the finer things in life, I've had the privilege of indulging in some of the world's most exquisite wines. Each bottle tells a story, weaving together notes of history, culture, and passion. Today, I find myself transported back to the enchanting year of 1983, reminiscing about a wine that holds a special place in my heart: the Château Lynch-Bages. This vintage, while not the absolute pinnacle of perfection, evokes memories of a love affair and a journey through the vineyards that forever changed my perception of wine and life itself.
Upon first approach, the bouquet unfolds with an enticing array of aromas. Notes of ripe black currants and dark berries immediately captivate the senses, accompanied by nuances of cedarwood and leather. As the wine aerates, delicate hints of tobacco and spice emerge, adding layers of intrigue to the olfactory experience.
On the palate, the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages displays a harmonious balance of fruit, structure, and elegance. Ripe blackberry and cassis flavors dominate the forefront, intertwining with subtle hints of plum and dried herbs. The wine's supple tannins provide a firm backbone, contributing to its depth and longevity. Velvety in texture, yet exquisitely refined, it coats the palate with a lingering finish that leaves a lasting impression.
Overall, the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages is a wine of remarkable pedigree and character. While it may not represent the absolute pinnacle of perfection, it offers a captivating glimpse into the terroir of Pauillac and the rich heritage of Bordeaux winemaking. As it continues to evolve with age, it serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of one of France's most esteemed estates.
Firstly, let me set the stage for you. Picture me, an adventurer and a lover of the finer things in life, exploring the rolling hills of Bordeaux, where the prestigious Château Lynch-Bages stands as a beacon of excellence in winemaking. It was in the year of 1982 that I stumbled upon this hidden gem, tucked away amidst acres of lush vineyards. Little did I know that this encounter would lead to a love affair as intoxicating as the wine itself.
The 1983 Château Lynch-Bages, with its deep crimson hue and complex bouquet, immediately captivated my senses upon my first sip. Notes of black currant, cedar, and spice danced upon my palate, weaving a symphony of flavors that left a lasting impression. While not the absolute pinnacle of perfection, this vintage possessed a certain allure that kept me coming back for more.
As I savored each sip, I couldn't help but be reminded of a love affair that unfolded the year prior. It was the summer of 1982, and I found myself entangled in a passionate romance with a young wine girl amidst the vineyards of Bordeaux. Together, we would roam the fields barefoot, the earth beneath our feet connecting us to the land and the wine that flowed from it.
Despite the language barrier – for I, a man of upper society and a rock musician, did not speak French – our connection transcended words. She taught me the language of wine, guiding me through the nuances of each vintage with a grace and elegance that left me spellbound. It was through her eyes that I discovered the true essence of Château Lynch-Bages, a wine that mirrored the spirit of the land from which it hailed.
Our love affair may have been fleeting, but the memories we shared amidst the vineyards of Bordeaux remain etched in my heart. And so, as I raise a glass of the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages to my lips, I am transported back to those golden days of summer, where love and wine intertwined in a dance of passion and discovery.
In conclusion, while the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages may not be the best vintage I've ever tasted, it holds a special place in my heart for the memories it evokes. Like a cherished love affair, it reminds me of a time when life was simpler, and the world was filled with endless possibilities. And for that, I am grateful.
The finish of the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages is nothing short of exquisite. As the flavors slowly dissipate, echoes of dark fruit and spice linger on the palate, leaving a sense of satisfaction and anticipation for the next sip. With its remarkable balance and finesse, this vintage is a testament to the timeless craftsmanship of Château Lynch-Bages.
Cheers to the 1983 Château Lynch-Bages – a wine that will forever hold a place in my heart and my cellar.
Note to self: First bottle watery, dull never opened. SECOND BOTTLE WAS AMAZING 30 MIN DECANT. EXPLAIN THAT? BOTTLE TONIGHT WAS 93
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3/8/2024 - AhSoNice1990 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow! Had this in a big hitting evening line up featuring a Krug 73, Mouton 75 & 80 and La Mission 90 - and this came out tops. Time and time again this estate delivers the goods. L-B has got to be up there as one of the safest left bank bets. Still shocked.
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2/15/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is wonderful and surprisingly youthful, still quite primary. Black and red fruits with mushroom behind. Very pure. Structure softening but has carried it to deliver a wonderful wine this evening. Long and complex. Drink now but will last another decade easily.
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12/31/2023 - lucagiupponi Likes this wine:
Low neck fill, cork in good shape, youthful appearance. Overall great condition. We were impressed by how well this wine showed. There were lots of classic tertiary notes such as grafite, cedar, and cigar box, but the fruit was also still there and showed no sign of fading. A beautiful wine.
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12/21/2023 - Ruminator Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium brown garnet. Some sediments. Bricking at rim.
Some leather brett. Strong graphite note throughout. Scents of Tobacco leaf, licorice, salami, and dried flower. Black and red cherry fruit - still vibrant. Emerging savory note in midpalate. Floral and black tea finish with some forest floor note. The tannin is still slightly grippy.
Medium plus body. High acidity. Some unresolved tannin, yet supple texture.
Surprisingly for a 40 year old wine, its fruit is still robust and the structure is also solid, suggesting an ample margin for further development. It's definitely entering a good place.
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12/21/2023 - europat55 wrote: 93 Points
Nose: 93; Palate: 92; Tasted Blind; My #1, Group's #1
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12/15/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 96 Points
Dinner with Jim & Michelene at our place. An awesome flight with Jim's '83 Lynch Bage & my 99 Palmer paired Nita's perfect cast iron 8oz filets! My WOTN and just superb! Classic Pauillac in every way with cigar ash & dark fruit on the nose to the take notice blackberry, mineral, cedar and tobacco leaf on the palate. This is the second time I've had this in the last 2 years and showing no sign of decay. Impressive glass of aged BDX! As a side note Parker didn't even mention this vintage in his 2005 The World's Greatest Wines. It's always good for we wine buyers when a great btl escapes the critic's fawning! I rely way more on our CT community's up to date notes here than the critics. Going to grab one of these if I see it. Thanks Jim!
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9/2/2023 - seijaro Likes this wine: 96 Points
Lunch with four cellar orphans, all oldies. The winner was clearly the Lynch Bages, a great big Bordeaux totally mature and just delicious, a delight to drink.
Donna Bob Karen Jim
Lynch Bages 1983: 96 96 96 95 delicious, holds
Beringer Reserve 1994: 94 93 94 94 surprisingly good
Palmer 1979: 93-90 93-90 92-91 89 died in 30 min
BV Latour 1986: 83 gone 83-75 80-78 nearly spoiled, died
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6/22/2023 - steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wonderful! Classic notes of wet forest floor, leather, cigar box... acidity had this fruity sweetness to it that was so juicy and refreshing and made it super long. I just loved it. Double-decanted, slow-ox for three hours, and then drunk over two hours. The last glass showed quite a bit of brett, so I preferred it earlier but definitely needed air to wake up.
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4/8/2023 - blanquito wrote:
Perhaps the best bottle I’ve had of our “house” Lynch, the 83. Wonderfully complex and aromatic bouquet, quintessentially Pauillac with graphite, leather, sous bois. The palate is resolved but layered and vigorous with enough fruit to compliment the secondary and tertiary nuances. My favorite vintage this night in a Lynch vertical featuring the 83, 85, 86, 88 and 89. 94-95 pts.
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1/26/2023 - PGIF Likes this wine: 93 Points
Unexpectedly fresh, still fruity, elegant Bordeaux at 40 years of age. 13% ABV. Very enjoyable. Open for 3 hours without fading.
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12/20/2022 - RayOB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at 67
A wonderful bottle beating Latour. There is bottle variation though.
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8/1/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: flawed
This bottle has some musty cellar notes, probably not the best sample.
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7/9/2022 - Robwild Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still drinking nicely. Barnyard nose. Soft and supple. Cassis, leather, oak, plum, cherries and vanilla. Good structure with mild tannin. Exceeded my expectation for this almost 40 year old.
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2/4/2022 - gbauer wrote:
Excellent showing. Bright garnet. Great fruit and smoke and tertiary flavors. This is why we age Bordeaux.
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2/2/2022 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Mixed WTDS at The Kenwood (The Kenwood, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. A nice back up bottle to the '83 Montrose. Herbal nose with lots of pencil and minerality, cassis, and strawberry. The palate is medium full bodied, mineral dense, pencil and herbaceousness dominate, cassis. plum. Fairly well resolved and ready to go, though it should go for another 10 years. 92+ to 93pts.
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2/2/2022 - chablis28 wrote: 95 Points
Candice's '83 "backup" for a flawed '83 Montrose at The Kenwood. And, a very nice last-minute PnP backup it turned out to be!! I've tried to buy some of these in the recent past from my fav online store and missed out. I'll keep trying as this was in the pocket and loaded with signature old school aged BDX intrigue, resolve & elegance. Firing on all cylinders tonight with cigar box, forest floor, mature red & dark fruit, mineral and numerous other less easily described nuances. Simply, a pleasure. Loved (this) btl! The next may be another experiences with this much age and varying provenance. Worth a gamble though. I believe the alc was 12.5%. Thanks Candace!
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12/17/2021 - chatters wrote:
Bit of cellar stink on the nose initially but this blows off to show earth, wet forest floor, sweet spice, cigar box, cedar, leather, subdued brambles...smells all tertiary but still with a smidge of dark hued fruit. the palate is a reflection of the nose, wetly enjoyable with a bit of tannic grip on the mid palate which is slightly drying, acid is medium plus intensity, a little dusty liquorice on the finish. Goes exceedingly well with fatty, slightly hogget age, lamb...
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11/6/2021 - jerhardt wrote:
Perfectly mature. Moderately complex, Elegant, light bodied, and high acid. Not a top aged Bordeaux, but I enjoy it, though certainly a stylistic preference.
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10/16/2021 - smoothjazz Likes this wine: 91 Points
38 yrs old Bordeaux from 1983 which was a decent vintage for the decade. Bouquet of tobacco, leather and dried plum. The wine showed deep purple almost opaque without any oranage rim. Color was of a younger wine, not 38 yrs. Velvet smooth blackberry fruit with medium long finish and subdued tannins. From a case purchased upon release by me in 1986 and cellared for these long years.
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8/26/2021 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
A gorgeous and endearing Bordeaux. Enticing complex aromas of wet cedar, tobacco leaf, cigar box, spice and steeped plum fruit. Totally harmonious on the palate with plush, refined fruit and suave, integrated structure. Long, complex finish.
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5/30/2020 - apm1023 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A little life still. Needed 30 min decant and then was ready. Started to decline after two hours
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5/17/2020 - Verb Likes this wine: 92 Points
very similar to my last note: dark red with brick rim - beautiful old Bordeaux nose of fully mature blackberry and cassis nuanced by an abundance of complex aromatics including leather, wet hay and lead pencil - full body of blackberries, but not as much of the sweet fruit that I look for in mature cabernet - good acid balance and mature soft tannins - fairly short finish (15-20 sec) with a slightly bitter aftertaste - stilll a very nice example of an underrated vintage
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4/11/2020 - Matt Neel Likes this wine:
Well bricked but still with a pretty stunningly dark, opaque core of blood fading red through brick. Iron and steel, graphite — immediately all minerals on nose, but mmm very deep, stick your nose in! Blood iron and castle gates behind murky moats of thyme; a little Louis Vuitton leather, pencils in a rich kid's case; then, with coaxing (and gifted insight from Sam) deeep plum: the last remainder of the big basket of fruit this once carried. The palate tends Napoleonic; Pauillac austerity and authoritarianism: couture cotton cases on military pillows. At first luxurious in its resolved calm, so very regal with elitist balance. But in truth: we’re fully on the back edge of a very good wine. Nice length, iron, graphite, minerals, black plum skins are here, but some cherry charm, any charm, would be nice. It’s all discipline now. Delicious with lamb steaks on Easter. Drink up.
(Popped and poured as a backup. It opened nicely for quite a while. I've had this bottle since I was in college, '88 or '89. Perfect time to open it up and enjoy it with Sam. The cork was wet to the last 1/16". Interesting. EDIT: the cork was so wet and heavy that I weighed it. 10 grams.)
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3/20/2020 - Headers Likes this wine: 95 Points
Paired against a 1994 Penfolds Bin 707 and consumed at the Botanic Gardens restaurant (Cheers SJR!) in Adelaide. Decanted and drunk with a 4 course degustation, the LB was WOTN for mine.
Whilst lacking the depth of colour of the Penfolds (which after 26 years was still inky black), the LB inspired from the moment it graced the nose. Not as strong on the palate as the 707 it nonetheless teased the senses with hints of a long and subtle journey to maturation. The 707 started to get into its stride towards the end of the evening, and, I suspect, a long decant might have made WOTN a much tougher call. The LB is drinking beautifully now - the 707 could easily go another 5 years
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2/5/2020 - jbs712 Likes this wine: 95 Points
The 1983 is one of those overlooked vintages that is drinking spectacularly right now. Classic Bordeaux nose, taste and finish. Decanted for 2 hours, but it the aroma from the decanter told me immediately that this wine was good to go—balanced and structured from the first pour, and it only got better from there. Great notes of slate, leather, cassis with black and red fruits, and classic Pauillac teroir. Just a really elegant wine drinking beautifully right now.
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12/27/2019 - srh Likes this wine:
Friday Tasting Group: "Killer Bar" (#06 for me) (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: ATTRACTIVELY *ripe* frt with a brown sugar component & hints of orange peel? Rest tough to parse
P: LM, poss Med, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which never even remotely loses contact with the init frt as it pretty much works itself out by the very LONG, BALANCED finish with an intriguing bitter/swtness to the firming, dusty tannins. For now with food, & SHOULD still be able to accompany meals on its 40th. My EXC+/Exceptional-. 89 pts RJonWine, 85 Jeff Leve (7/11/17), + other scores on wine-searcher's Tasting Notes pg. [As of late Dec '19, wine-searcher still shows several sources from $115-$230].
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9/11/2019 - Verb Likes this wine: 93 Points
dark red with brick rim - agree with previous notes that surprisingly little sediment (decanted through a Bartelli stainless steel mesh filter) - beautiful old Bordeaux nose of fully mature blackberry and cassis nuanced by an abundance of complex smells including leather, wet hay and lead pencil - full body of blackberries, but not as much of the sweet fruit that I look for in mature cabernet - very good acid balance and mature soft tannins - fairly short finish (15-20 sec) with a slightly bitter aftertaste - complemented grilled lamb chops very nicely and had no trouble holding up to the food - a good example of an underrated vintage
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9/1/2019 - dlduchon Likes this wine: 97 Points
Fantastic old Bordeaux with a great barnyard wiff and perfect structure. No sign of old age. Lots of complex nuances.
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7/29/2019 - NathanT wrote: 92 Points
PnP, served at cellar temp. Smokey, dark fruit, some stewed fruit, barnyard like, aroma on the nose. More expressive as the wine is being equilibrated to room temperature.
The wine was fresh and pure on the first taste, albeit somewhat muted on the other flavors. Dark fruit emerged after a few sips. Tannins were completely resolved, as expected for this age. Mild acidity complimented well with the soft fruit. While the intensity may have passed a while ago, its Bordeaux character was definitely present. The wine was best after around 45 minutes in bottle.
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7/10/2019 - brihprivat wrote: 93 Points
Guessed this 83 Lynch Bages to be a 96 left bank. The nose showed some age but it was still very much alive with mature tannins and a good acid backbone. Really impressive stuff.
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7/10/2019 - I1bearup Likes this wine: 94 Points
Outstanding.
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7/6/2019 - Robwild Likes this wine: 91 Points
While this is still drinking nicely, this was a bit light compared to the traditional big and bold Lynch Bages I have come to expect. Lighter and more delicate, it may be that the best years are behind it. Soft, ripe fruits with tobacco and a hint of licorice. Drink up
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6/26/2019 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fine Wines SG - Bordeaux 80s BYOB (Fine Wines SG): Clearly very smoky, and with some peppers, but otherwise rather fleshy, with blackberry and cassis. Quite pleasant
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4/24/2019 - jbs712 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for 1 hour—drank beautifully. Had the smoky, earthy yet silky feel of a classic Bordeaux. Outstanding.
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11/23/2018 - MrOctoberfest Likes this wine: 85 Points
Nice, but on it’s way out. Cedar and red cassis notes seem a little tired.
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10/22/2018 - brooklynguy wrote: flawed
Not egregious, and even drinkable at times, but corked nonetheless. A shame, as the underlying material seems to be very lovely. It is the kind of slightly corked where I could tell something was amiss when i opened and decanted, then it faded and remerged over a couple hours in the decanter, mostly faded. I put back in the bottle and when poured at dinner it was showing some cork again. Frustrating.
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6/21/2018 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 93 Points
At Wimborne. Bottle hand carried back from HK by J. Fill at low shoulder. Was thinking "uh oh". Cork just under the foil super mouldy. And then the cork sunk into the bottle upon first touch by the corkscrew. *Den den den*
Poured through strainer into individual glasses.
Appearance was clear, pale intensity, ruby colour with thin garnet edge. Thin legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with a surprsing fragrant bouquet of earth, red bell peppers, ripe red cherries, blackberries, red plums, spice. Hints of barnyard with more air. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, melted tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour, with flavours of sweet caramel, ripe dark red cherries, red plums, crunchy blackberries, black cherries, red bell peppers, earth, spice. Medium++ finish.
Very good quality. A snapshot moment in time. Elegant aged Bordeaux. Don't wait any longer on this. Drink up and savour.
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6/20/2018 - Nanda wrote: 88 Points
Cappellano, Lynch Bages & Friends (Formentos - Chicago, IL): 81/82/83 flight. Very pretty aromatics of earth, cedar and mature fruit that is absolutely classic. The palate is pretty, if a little thin and dilute on the finish.
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6/20/2018 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Cappellano and Lynch (Chicago, IL): I've always thought that the 1983 vintage in Bordeaux has been an excellent value play. This bottle was initially a little more expressive than the 1981, but it shows mostly powerful earth tones, which are counterbalanced by a modest amount of fruit. The palate, which seemed to be filled out at first, seemed to hollow a little bit with time. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of classic bordelais characteristics to enjoy here -- the graphite and pencil shavings are pretty prominent. At maturity now.
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5/21/2018 - LuckyLars wrote: 89 Points
The wine still had great colour with a slight brick-red edge. Flavour profile was quite soft with slight hint of blackberry but mostly earthy, mushroom and cedar dominant. Nice balance and mouth feel but definitely on the decline. Drink up.
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4/1/2018 - nannerbnhoj Likes this wine: 93 Points
Enjoyed for Easter lunch with roast leg of lamb. Decanted 2 hours before - opened up beautifully. Deep red. Classic cassis and blackcurrant on the nose. Wonderfully integrated flavours - a touch of spice and old leather. Lacking a complete finish but drinking beautifully overall.
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3/8/2018 - englishmen’s claret wrote: 93 Points
What a delightful surprise! Not expecting too much from the 1983 vintage in Bordeaux. The 83’s are famous for wines that did not age well and it was even more bleak in Pauillac where the grapes were over ripe. However this wine is sublime! Classic Lynch Bages. The cork had slight mold and I had some trouble with the cork (crumbled near the bottom). Very little sediment. Decanted and visited over the span of 2 hours. The best sip was the last sip it opened up beautifully. I am curious if we are in a small window or if this wine is here to stay for a little while. I would just open and enjoy!
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1/5/2018 - winedupe Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was the first bottle of a long forgotten case bought as futures upon release for next to nothing by today's prices - I don't remember exactly, but around $200/case. Stored ~33 years in a passively cooled cellar in New England. I noticed that the recommended CT drinking window was 'til 2010, but that the more recent ratings (2017) have been mostly above the average of 91. I agree with the more recent ratings.
The cork was all but gone - lots of mold on the surface, and pushed into the bottle with only slight pressure from the screw, even though the fill was still into the neck. Managed to finesse the cork out with a couple of thin kabob scewers that had threads. Wine was still dark red, oddly very little sediment. No decant. Lots of barnyard Brett at first, which put off several at the table, but this fortunately left more for me to sample over time. The Brett evaporated in a while to reveal dark earthy mature cabernet, not really fruity, but complex and mystical and enjoyable - wood, mushrooms, umami, esters. Is it possible that my passive cellar is better at aging old Bordeaux than that of Jeff Leve ("85" "fading")?
Will be tasting this over the next few years, will pipe in again.
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12/30/2017 - tjshapiro1 wrote:
Nose was off a bit. Slightly Brown, but nicely drinkable after 3 hours of breathing.
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12/17/2017 - Actarus Likes this wine: 95 Points
Just amazing how good the wine was though it was a 83. Still intense
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12/6/2017 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 91 Points
Château Lynch-Bages Vertical Dinner (San Diego, California): Now 34 years of age, this particular bottle proved itself to be quite viable. Deep garnet in color, the wine delivers a nice payload of red currants, espresso, licorice, mulling spices, sassafras and leather. Full-bodied, vibrant, seamlessly alcoholic and with melted tannins, it is solid on the mid-palate and finishes medium-to-long. Comparably cellared bottles should easily reach their 40th birthday. Drink now-2023.
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10/14/2017 - hroark10 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Solid Barack!
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9/17/2017 - blanquito wrote: 93 Points
Jacques and Jill vist Denver (Denver): The 83 Lynch is a favorite of mine and it seems to have shown well for at least a decade. A very masculine, Pauillac style of wine with strong graphite, cedar, iodine, minerals and leather. The tannins are quite smooth now but assertive at the same time. Fully mature but seems like it will hold for a good long while yet. Lynch in the '80's, pretty special stuff. 93-94 pts.
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7/30/2017 - europat55 wrote: 94 Points
Fabulous nose (A). Outstanding palate (A-). Really enjoying every single sip!
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7/11/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 85 Points
Fully mature and fading, with more secondary earth, tobacco, cedar, leaf, herb and forest aromatics than fruit. The textures also show quite, old school tannins with their rusticity, in the clipped, sweet and tart, with more tart than sweet fruit in the finish. This is not a wine I would hold for further development.
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4/13/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wine Group Celebration Kathy and Derrald's Birthday, second best Bordeaux of the night, nose of black cherry, black berry, boysenberry, and cigar box, same on the palate, delicious, elegant, at its best, big body, and a long, long, flavorful finish. #2 of 5.
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3/22/2017 - MaxSiegel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium red center fading to a bright red rim. Light bodied with medium acidity. Nose opens with tobacco, barnyard, and dried plum. Strong note of menthol emerges but gives way to the tobacco with time. Slightly sweet. On the palate, relatively red fruit becomes blue in the glass, with graphite and tobacco. Some of the barnyard and menthol come through. Remains quite enjoyable though there is no further room for development.
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3/1/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 91 Points
Tasted next to the wonderful 1985 and 1982, so not easy to stand out. Less fruit on the nose, less depth and complexity. Notes of coffee, spices, tobacco. Less fruit also on the palate, a little drying, less generous and complete. Still a lovely bottle of wine. Drink up. 90-92
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1/7/2017 - achasd wrote: 93 Points
We drank this next to the '00 and it really highlighted the difference in style that occurred in Bordeaux in the past 30 years as Parker's influence took hold. This is old-stlye, elegant, mature and beautiful. No browning. Time to drink and there's probably bottle variation. Price escalation?? The tag on the bottle says I paid $12.95 for it in 1985 or so.
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12/31/2016 - blanquito wrote: 93 Points
All leather and cedar and old wood, with a zesty note of smoke and capsicum. Maybe a touch of spiciness too, showing a bit of cinnamon and clove. Seems a little dry and austere initially (if undeniably aristocratic), but then the last third of the bottle really starts to sing with great leathery intensity, lead pencil, and big cranberry brightness. Very long and smooth but with stern lingering tannins which leave the mouth dry. Another superb bottle.
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10/21/2016 - rpontual Likes this wine: 94 Points
The wine is drinking very well. Good leather and coffee on palate.
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10/8/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
Pre-Tasting Lunch (Prairie Grass - Northbrook IL): Served double blind to the group. A little bit of Brett and barnyard, lots of tobacco and mature black plum. Good density, balance. Very pleasant right now.
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8/28/2016 - markakin wrote: 81 Points
How lucky to be able to drink a 33 year old fine wine! The nose was "wet dog" but the color was still more red than brick. Taste was much better than the nose with everything subdued. Finish was a little bitter, but over all a pleasant drink. Only one more of this vintage left...
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3/2/2016 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Lynch Bages dinner at RPM Steak (Chicago, IL): The nose wasn't the most open, but there was still plenty of stuffing. There's a restrained touch of green pepper on the nose, and lovely graphite. The secondary characteristics aren't too prominent right now, we were joking that this had almost been cryogenically stored. Soft and restrained, with lovely acidity. The palate has a touch of sweet red fruit, but this isn't all that dense. In a lovely spot now.
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12/24/2015 - Nohedes wrote: 94 Points
Very pleased with this bottle. A very dirty and brittle cork that disintegrated when challenged by my corkscrew did not bode well. Decanted through paper 2 hours before serving with a rib of beef. Clear wine with just a light sediment - age not particularly evident in this bottle. Purplish lighter at the rim. Nose showed quite a bit of eucalyptus with some dark fruit. Clean tasting, more of the eucalyptus, smooth, tasty, moreish - classic left-bank claret with a decent bit of bottle age wish we'd had a second bottle as it drank superbly and a great reminder of how good Bdx can be.
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12/20/2015 - LFCHALA Likes this wine: 95 Points
Silk.
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11/6/2015 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank at a wine bar. Popped and poured and proceeded to drink over the next 4 hours. Cork was thoroughly soaked, but the sommelier manager to get it out in one piece. Great label and high shoulder fill, so it looks to have been stored well. Good and funky nose that blew off an hour later, leaving a pleasant aroma in its place. No bricking in the edges and much darker in color than I would have expected for the age. Still very much alive with a bit of dark fruit flavors remaining. Initial flavor of cherry menthol coughs drops, but this dropped off after an hour. A bit thin in the mouth initially, and hour of air time helped immensely. Flavors of coffee, wet earth, wood. Medium finish. Left long legs in the glass. Showed much better than I would have expected.
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11/4/2015 - DrinkBordeaux wrote: 91 Points
A Margaux & Pauillac tasting (Wine Watch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida): The most unique wine of the night. Cassis, licorice, old dusty library book, and urban funk (distinct from a barnyard funk). This strange nose was initially off-putting, but became quite charming. More elegance than power. Still has a bit of grip. No detectable heat on the medium length finish. Acidity a bit out of balance. Definitely better than what some critics may suggest.
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7/24/2015 - andtheodor wrote: 93 Points
Coffee, tobacco, pencil, sweet fruit, pleasant acidity. A great Claret.
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7/21/2015 - blanquito wrote: 93 Points
This is in a great place, and this was a really good example. Classic claret profile with cedar, a bit of funk, earthy fruit, wonderful balance of acids-fruit-tannins. It has a resolved motuhfeel while still packing a wallop. This could go a point higher still.
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5/10/2015 - WST wrote: flawed
Good fill but leaky cork. Drinkable but clearly oxidized.
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4/10/2015 - floridawinedrkr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Typical old bordeaux nose. Bottle showed signs of seepage. Huge funky, musty nose, earth, wet forest floor nose. Very easy to drink. Not much left here. It has seen its best days. The color when pouring was fantastic and the wine looked like it was only a few years old, which shocked me. But the power and tremendous flavors had left the building on this particular bottle.
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2/28/2015 - ucbeau Likes this wine:
Opened about 1 hour prior to serving. The nose evolved, with brett dominating at first before giving way to more green, herbal aromas. As the wine opened up it showed more cab franc influence, with bell pepper and jalapeno notes. This was side by side with barnyard, dried leather, black cherry, and cassis. The tannins are fully resolved now, and they do a lovely job working with the remaining fruit. This is in a great place, showing complexity and balance along with the classic mature Bordeaux element, sheer class. Drink up.
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2/3/2015 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very elegant and balanced, with a nice interplay between the fruit and the tertiary aromas. A classic, this is drinking very well and by no means over the hill.
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1/17/2015 - Manu1908 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bright red/Orange colour. Smooth delicate Bordeaux with typical mature notes. Suprised that the wine is still that nice. Maybe an other 1-3 years to go.
The wine looks orange colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle.
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12/29/2014 - WGDrobs wrote:
Incorrect
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11/12/2014 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 95 Points
Vidunderlig vin! Dekantert 2 timer, frisk stall og mørke blomster på nese, mer mørk blomst og markjordbærstein på munn. Vennlige tanniner, frukt fremst, laaang. Lys, men ikke brun. Stønner, heter det på norsk!
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7/16/2014 - A_Fiori87 wrote: flawed
Tried to drink this with dinner the other night. Color was very impressive for an '83. Nose was rich with red fruits and light floral notes. The palate however did not hold up. We tried letting it breath for a bit to see if it would open up and it never did.....pretty bummed out. Tried again about 2 hours later and the wine had lost its color and the palate never came around. Probably improperly stored by the previous owner.
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3/4/2014 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Wow, after a 3 hour decant this wine is incredible. Milk Chocolate, vanilla cream, a hint of mint, herbacious notes on the nose. Beautiful purple color to the rim belying its age. Nice legs. Medium mouth feel with flavor profile matching the nose with the addition of terroir and sense of place. Smooth silky mid palate with integrated tannins but expressive longer life in this wine. Finish was smooth and consistent with flavor profile. Excellent and sure wish I had more.
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2/10/2014 - md20 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Helle Farbe. Weicher und feiner gut gereifter Cabernet. Hat mit der Luft nicht gewonnen. Würde den Wein trinken und nicht mehr Jahre lagern. Zapfen weg!
Bright color. Smooth, delicate well-ripened Cabernet. Has not won with the air. Would drink the wine and do not store more years. 93/100
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11/24/2013 - blanquito wrote: 91 Points
A little austere, but has that classic Pauillac lead pencil bouquet. There's also loam, cranberries, minerals, a hint of green. Tobacco appears after some air. To taste, it's brightness married to dry dark fruit. A bit lactic. Still holding together, with some good midpalate weight. Finish gives strong notes of cedar, lead pencil and ash. Smooth mouthfeel, resolved. Classy and understated, very nice. Old School.
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11/16/2013 - rocketview wrote: 92 Points
Aromatic sweet red fruit, jammy nose,with hints of cedar and leather. Soft on the palate, but perfectly balanced . Medium body, yet delicious fruit still. From magnum, stored in temp controlled cellar since acquisition. At peak now, drink it up soon.
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10/29/2013 - psrv wrote:
1983 Bordeaux Blind (Berkeley): Group's #7; my #1; 3 first; 2 second; 0 third; 6 last. Aromas and flavors of red fruits, cherries, menthol, spice, and oak. Lighter bodied wine with refreshing acidity and a long finish. The fruit stared to fade and the oak dominate this wine when I re-tasted a few hours later.
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10/29/2013 - paul195 wrote: 92 Points
Last bottle from an case bought on release, right where it should be, a mature, evolved and balanced LB very nice indeed
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10/26/2013 - Ary wrote: 90 Points
Iron, wood, Asian spices and dark fruit notes in the nose. Medium bodied, mineral and some licorice notes on the palate. Attractive wine.
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8/24/2013 - bayouvin901 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasted over 3 hrs. Classic Lynch Bages . Marvelous nose w/ only slight bricking on the edges. A great tasting 30 year old wine.
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8/5/2013 - paul195 wrote: 91 Points
Drank alongside an 83 Latour a Pomerol
Mature color, clear and bright. Nice bouquet of ceder, rose petals and red fruit. Still relatively firm with good grip and balance. Nice, mature LB
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7/26/2013 - ricknat1 wrote: 90 Points
unexciting and thinning
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7/25/2013 - europat55 wrote: 92 Points
1983 Cabernet Retrospective, Part 1 (Tom's house in Palo Alto, California): Gorgeous, generous Bordeaux style nose (A-). Delicious palate. Some spices (A-).
My #1, Group's #4 (48 pts). Tasted Blind. My WOTN and correctly guessed as the Lynch-Bages in the line-up.
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5/19/2013 - daegde Likes this wine: 89 Points
Clear, clean claret. Fully mature. Beyond its peak but not over the hill. The Pauillac posture is intact and supports a nose that carries notes of loam, cedar and eucalyptus. The tannins have soften to a whisper. Dry fruit and sufficient tartness for a clean, albeit short finish. The quality in a bottle of wine this old and from a not so renown vintage, comes from great terroir preserved by maintaining the case in careful storage and the impeccable provenance of the auction house.
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5/15/2013 - BillyT wrote: 91 Points
Sorry, no notes. At tasting with wine guy. Still going strong. Classic Lynch with great fruit still in play and terroir expressive of Lynch. Compared to Pichon Lalande profiles are similar with Lynch carrying more fruit in aging.
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5/8/2013 - awilliamson4 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice showing for this bottle with sweet red fruit still present and a menthol eucalyptus smell and flavor up front...the tannins were soft and balanced but the finish got a bit vegetal and off putting.
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9/30/2012 - EHF wrote: 91 Points
We enjoyed this bottle quite a bit. The bottle was in excellent condition as was the cork. Nice fruit on the start, and smooth tannins on the finish.
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9/9/2012 - johnh1001 wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 1 hour, drank over 2. Great stinky old Bordeaux. Earth, barn yard, smoke, BBQ and leather on the nose. The palate matched with a gritty texture. This seemed a little shallow in the mid palate. Medium finish. Held up fine in the glass, but I would drink in the next few years.
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9/1/2012 - dchen wrote: 92 Points
the wine was still vibrant with notes of dark red fruit, leather and pencil shavings on both the nose and palate
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5/13/2012 - Skits wrote: 93 Points
This wine is still amazingly vibrant and flavorful. Retains its ruby red color with a soft nose. Lovely cherry fruit with a minty mid-palate drape and a nice smooth oak finish. We paired it with lamb chops on the grill with sauteed spinach and mushrooms, which it complemented well and did not overpower.
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4/20/2012 - Aenie wrote: 94 Points
Big lynch bages,more power , good fruit , elegance , perfume with terrior bouquet cassis , long finish
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4/11/2012 - Flavito wrote: 92 Points
Still young and vigorous, with a wonderful old wine nose, some funk and a somewhat sweet and rustic palate. Will live for ages
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3/4/2012 - Fatty Cat wrote: 90 Points
Lynch Bages tasting (12 different vintages) at the Rheingau Gourmet Festival 2012: rubin red color; cherries and other red berries, violets; light/medium body; polished texture.; went down well.
Vintages flight II: 1982 - 1983 - 1985 - 1986
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12/27/2011 - Cedx wrote: 94 Points
fantastic ... awesome taste ''vieux terroir''
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12/2/2011 - espesqpa@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
Decanted and severed immediately. Color light red at edge. Nose was light perfumey blackberry with tobacco overtones. No tannins, very soft with fruit still present. Moderate finish.
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11/24/2011 - Minnesota wrote: 94 Points
We pulled this from the cellar while looking for a wine to pair with our Thanksgiving duck. The cork was a bit scary and there was quite a bit of chalky residue under the foil but still a classic French beauty. We’re going to enjoy it on its own, would not recommend much decanting though this one still has a few years left in it (but share with five others the fruits fall off quickly). Four out of five yums.
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4/16/2011 - psmith wrote:
More mature than expected. Amber with tea and band aid notes. Cedar. Very resolved. Ok.
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1/29/2011 - garambler wrote: 90 Points
I had this at a friends birthday party on 1/29/11. It had had a wonderful bouquet of barnyard, truffle, red cherry, spice, leather and cedar aromas. The palate was round, smooth and fully integrated with flavors of truffle, red cherry, leather and spice.
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1/29/2011 - KNasr wrote: 90 Points
Great old world nose, followed by slightly muted fruit and a short finish.
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1/13/2011 - Blair Curtis wrote: 92 Points
Lovely refined nose. Sweet aged fruit - some sous bois. The wine is nicely resolved. Complex palate shows pencil lead and anise along with red fruits.
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12/26/2010 - kcho wrote:
drank on X mas day... opened a day before but cork back right away; very nice matured rounded nose.. , with still lots of fruits, drinking really fresh as well...
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9/29/2010 - mmh wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic nose with smoke and mature fruit! Very long taste with bright red fruit and lots of minerals. Very complex. Great!
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6/18/2010 - blanquito wrote: 92 Points
1980s Bordeaux; 6/18/2010-6/20/2010: For me, this had the best acid/verve zestiness, that gave it great freshness and length. Classic Pauillac bouquet of cedar, cigar box and lead pencil. Delightful and fully mature.
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4/24/2010 - vinolovers wrote: 92 Points
Served at our "Remember the 80's" tasting. Medium coloring with some bricking on the rim. A nose of sweet black fruits, some chocolate and a bit of ground beef on the back of the palate. For a so-so vintage quite good, but starting the downhill slide from maturity's plateau.
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4/1/2010 - DaleW wrote:
Tough for this to be paired with '82, but I'd happily have this on my dinner table anytime. Mature, feminine compared to others this night, medium bodied, good finish. B+/B
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3/31/2010 - MRichman wrote:
Lynch Bages vertical (Morton's NYC): Sweet core with herbal/cedar, floral and tobacco notes. Broad, complex and well integrated. Very nice.
A--
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3/29/2010 - paul195 wrote: 90 Points
Maturing color, some bricking at edge, bright and clear. Plesant bouquet with good complexity and waves of cedar and leather components pouring out of the glass. On the palate the red fruit core is quite mature iin this middleweight which was a little coarse at first but after an hour it presented the balanced palate of a well made mature Pauillac.
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3/21/2010 - salil wrote: 85 Points
Leo's Blind Tasting Group - March '10 edition (Braeburn, NYC): Much darker in its flavour profile than the Gruaud Larose; dark fruits and cassis here with graphite and herbal touches, but what sets this apart (and not in a good way) is the sensation of oak and tarry notes - and the texture's also nowhere near as polished, feeling much more tannic and abrasive.
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1/31/2010 - Old Course 72 wrote: 91 Points
Last of a case consumed over the previous 8 years. Cellared in temp control, fully mature, refined tannins, brown edges opened and poured. Tar and lead on the lead nose right out of the bottle with a bit of a bitter finish but, disappears after 15 minutes. Full rich flavor of refined fruit, deep and strong on the finish. Totally enjoyable but, fading a little in comparison to previous bottles and after an hour and a half fading slowly.
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1/2/2010 - soyhead wrote: 86 Points
nose - showed some evolution with time. Smoky, cocoa, mushroom
mouth - light red cherry, tea, mushroom. decent complexity aged claret, nothing powerful but still a good midpalate. A good wine for simple food. i have not had the good fortune to sample this wine at an early phase, however, i would guess it to be past prime. drink up.
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12/24/2009 - BIlgen wrote: 92 Points
Dark red, brownish rim but very lifely
Nice subtile nose, vanilla, wood, soft fruit
Very nice taste, still strong but smooth and round
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12/6/2009 - Rinaldo Piemonte wrote: 95 Points
Long cork was entirely wine-stained but had a dry top and came out in one piece easily. Decanted just for a couple of min to ensure it was ok...rebottled, vacuumed, and then consumed at restaurant with steak. Classic Paulliac with loads of bell pepper/greenness. Not too old and will hold for a while but unlikely to get much better. Enjoy now.
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11/24/2009 - godx wrote: 91 Points
WineFanatic Bordeaux Offline (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – nice medium red with a slight browning throughout. Slight barnyard, cedar, red cherry notes and hints of baking spice. Silky mouth feel. Medium body and acidity, resolved tannins with a lengthy finish. Best nose of the Lynch Bages trio (’83, ’85, ’02). Went back to this an hour later and it had faded quite a bit. Drink now. Excellent.
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11/24/2009 - dmalcolm wrote:
Wine Fanatic Bordeaux Offline: Tasty mature bordeaux. Awesome bouquet of barnyard, black currents, smoke, and black olives. A touch lean, and it began to fade after a short time in the glass.
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8/30/2009 - anja.ulrik wrote: 96 Points
Appearance: 9 Dark, glittering, find brick colour. Looks younger than it is. Off course it include some nice legs.
Nose: 29 Tremendous, typical Pauillac at it's best: Ceder, leather, truffles, peber and still a good portions of black currant.
Palate: 48 Full bodied, smouth but with perfect austerity to give this wine the designation of trully classic wine.
If one had, not seen the lable I would had guess that this was 10-15 years old.
Balance: 10 It does not get much better. A powerful, yet elegant topwine at its' peak.
Valuation: ******
Maturity: Now - 10 years It is fantastic now, and will proberly not get better, but I think, however it could stay for 10 years more, and still be a wine of geatest interest.
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1/13/2009 - Barbalax wrote: 95 Points
This bottle was truly fantasic. Strong saddle/horse, spice box, lovely fruit, a hint of brett and varnish. Totally resolved tannins and sprectacular smoothness and intensity. Tasted next to the Las Cases 1983 - which didn't have a chance tonight.
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10/25/2008 - Terkel wrote: 94 Points
Left bank Bordeaux: Dark red center with a browning rim. Needed some air to open up on the nose with notes of blackcurrant and prunes. Good intensity on the palate with powerful blackcurrant, very rustic, with lots of iron and graphite on the midpalate and prunes on the finish. Still needs time to come around but shows nicely.
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10/13/2008 - BIlgen wrote: 82 Points
Dark red with brownish rim
Fresh with some fruit
High acid, not much fruit, still drinkable
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8/7/2008 - MRichman wrote:
Bordeaux 1983 horizontal (Morton's NYC): Very nice nose. Rich, but a bit simple. Glycerine. Seamless and smooth.
B+
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6/20/2008 - smcg wrote: 91 Points
Still amazingly young with deep fruit.
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5/5/2008 - BIlgen wrote: 90 Points
Medium till dark red, slightly brown rim, lifely
Beautiful nose, fruit, blackcurrent , tobacco
Powerful and complex, with fruit, tight, long finish
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12/17/2007 - plitton wrote: 96 Points
Absoulutely fabulous. Rich, deep complexity. Layers of unfolding cedar, ripe fruit, leather and moca.
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11/24/2007 - BIlgen wrote: 80 Points
Medium red, mature, brown rim, tuille
Flat nose, cabbage
Strong taste, harsh, undertone of nice fruit, but almost gone
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11/13/2007 - ggmama wrote: 93 Points
Absolutely delicious. Delicate flavors of oak, straw and stone. Beautifully mature 80's bordeaux.
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4/16/2007 - JBBridge wrote: 93 Points
See my note on '82 Ch. Rouget which we drank at the same time as this. Also see my note from last year on another '83 LB. After that experience, I acquired five bottles of my own. We drank this bottle with grilled lamb and enjoyed it as much as the earlier bottle. Mature but fresh and elegant. I see no reason to lower my rating!
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2/23/2007 - Eric wrote: 90 Points
Seattle Tasting Group does Pauillac (Seattle, WA): Root-beer, green tobacco leaf, horse and cherry. I love the nose here, classic Lynch Bages! This fades a little quickly in the glass but is lovely while it lasts. Chewy, leathery and delicious.
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5/5/2006 - ATBridge wrote: 92 Points
I'll add a few points the my uncle JBBridge's note from the same bottle:
This wine had an advanced color with some orange-bricking at the rim, but indeed seemed much younger on the nose and palate. In addition to the overtones listed in the accompanying note, there were subtle notes of horsey/barnyard, but in no way did they detract from the enjoyment of the bottle. The mouthfeel is balanced, with the tannins resolved--I agree this wine is a point, but will likely hold for at least 5+ yrs. Another great '83 that provides great enjoyment for a fraction of the cost of the preceeding year's wines.
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5/5/2006 - JBBridge wrote: 93 Points
My nephew, ATBridge, and I had one of his bottles of '83 LB last night with some cheese and pate. We were both extremely pleased. AT uncorked the bottle and let it sit open for a couple of hours but did not decant. Our experience with older wines has demonstrated to us that decanting can dissipate aromas and tastes too rapidly. We were both impressed with the freshness of this 23-year old wine. The color had some expected bricking but was not brown like some '82's I've had. The tannins were resolved, everything was balanced. There were strawberries and raspberries on the pleasant but moderate nose. I agree with the reviewer who said the nose dissipated but refreshed with each pour -- it did for us, too. The palate, however, while not big was very interesting: a core of classic Bordeaux (cassis, cedar, graphite, earth), with evolving hints of strawberries, plums, coffee and -- unexpectedly -- watermelon (that's what I called it -- it was a sweet, melon-y taste, at least). Again, our overall impression was young, fresh and fruity around a classic, structured core. The wine has probably peaked but we think should stay in good shape for awhile. We agreed this would be a good wine with an elegant meal of just about anything, probably not as good with big cuts of red meat as would be a lot of Bordeaux. We're really glad AT has two more bottles of this! Not sure why the reviews posted here are so divergent, but different things can happen to bottles over a couple of decades I guess.
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10/23/2005 - BIlgen wrote: 82 Points
Deep dark red, brown/red rim
Week nose, bit of red fruit
Lifefly taste, not passed, little fruit, strong, very good after taste with fruit
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10/9/2005 - Eric wrote: 92 Points
Tasting of 80's Bordeaux at Seattle Wine Storage (Seattle, WA): Hello Mr. Ed. High-pitched and stinky with some clear manure notes. That said, this is opening up very well on the palate, lots of, uh, earth in this one and more than a bit of stable. Then some sweet chocolate blossoms on the palate. If you don't mind brett, this is pretty tasty.
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10/9/2005 - kris.h wrote:
Tasted this alongside the 82, 85, and 88. I wasn't getting much from this bottle. It had a bit of a minty horsey aroma. The palate didn't give anything else.
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4/12/2005 - keithgg wrote: 90 Points
This was a fine bottle of Lynch Bages contradicting other's notes. Lovely balance and mouth feel with plenty of fruit. Smooth and tasty. A perfect time to drink the wine, although I expect it to soon be on the downside. Drunk alongside the 85, which had a few years of life left although I do not expect it to improve and the 61 which, alas, had turned.
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12/27/2004 - bacchus wrote: 87 Points
lynch bages has always been one of my favorites. i have enjoyed previous vintages including 1967, 1970, 1978 and 1981. having carried around my wine inventory in my head for the past 30 years, i completely suppressed my purchase of the 1983 vintage. these bottles only came to light after conducting a physical inventory for entry into cellar tracker. this bottle survived somewhat over humid conditions in the cellar as evidenced by the label which was pristine. bottle fill was low neck. the cork was firm and intact although soaked with liquid through and through. the cork was protruding 1/8 " with some back pressure upon extraction. color was ruby red with minimal signs of browning. very fine sediment evident in the last glass. upon opening there was some bottle funk which needed 10 minutes to clear. aroma was more floral than fruity with hints of violets and lilacs. the aroma dissipated in the glass but refreshed with each new pour. the wine seemed thin at first, but delivered some structure which tended to overwhelm the aroma after 20 minutes. this wine, at this point in its development does not offer the same pleasures as previous vintages and certainly is less substantial than as described in its youth by parker. yet, i would not go so far as to say tired. nevertheless, i would definitely recommend that based upon this tasting experience as well as the recent tasting notes of other members, i would definitely say that this wine needs to be consumed asap.
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12/23/2004 - DBall wrote:
Low neck fill. Mold covering top of cork. Cork totally soaked through. Decanted for 2 hours. Very strong nose of cherries immediately upon opening bottle. Appeared a little orange as it was being decanted, but once in the decanter it was a deep red/purple. Nose of cherries, lead pencil. Tannins were completely resolved. Very smooth. I'm sure there was more fruit there at some point, but it is definitely receeding at this point. Time to drink up, but a very nice mature wine.
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12/6/2004 - 1800kidney wrote: 85 Points
tired
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2/13/2004 - PaulH wrote:
Bottle was in great shape with a low neck fill and the color was brick red with really no browning. However, this was a tired bottle of wine with a bit of tobacco and leather struggling to reach the nose. The palate was unremarkable with little fruit, a light body fully resolved tannins and not much of a finish. This bottle has lost whatever vitality it ever had. Drink up or give away.
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3/14/2003 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 90 Points
Bottle taken from my personal cellar, again presented as an unknown (blind) to the usual Friday group at Vintage Wines, Ltd. Deep garnet with an orange rim. Moderately intense nose showing spice box, tar, "paper paste," ripe plum and cigar. Medium-bodied, with largely melted tannins and similar complex flavors as for the nose. Medium, smooth finish. This is probably the best showing for this wine thus far. Most tasters guessed it to be a '95, '90 or '89 Bordeaux.
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3/7/2002 - Nyindallas wrote: 92 Points
Medium garnet color with bricking. Nose opens with lots of earth and leather. Smokey tobacco, coffee, dark cherry and other red fruit flavors. Far exceeds my expectations. Last bottle, wish I had more.
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8/3/2001 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 88 Points
Presented as unknown (blind) tasting at Vintage Wines, Ltd. (provided from my cellar). Bright disc with deep garnet robe and amber rim. Slight barnyard nose, wiith smokey plum, cigar box, exotic spices, cedar and vanilla. Good acid/tannin balance, supple, round, with flavors similar as described for nose. Medium to long, slightly acidic finish. The fruit seems to be holding. This wine was guessed by the tasters to be as young as a 1997! Most felt that it was an '88 or '89 Bordeaux.
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6/17/1999 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
10 Bordeaux 1982 to 1989 Vintages (Lafayette, Ca.): Nose of tobacco, rich fruit, beautiful fruit, complex, young, ripe fruit-needs 5 years, medium/long finish. My #2 of 10.
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4/22/1997 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Christie's Pre-Sale Tasting (Amsterdam): Is maturing well, lively 1983-style, no great richness but well-structured.
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4/4/1996 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
Slightly closed nose with lots of roasted coffee, very rich fruit, complex, tasty roasted coffee, and a long finish with lots of fruit on the finish and aftertaste. My #1, Group #1 tie.
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12/3/1995 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 79 Points
Still deep ruby, now with brick rim. Moderate sediment. Currants, cedar and plum on nose. Palate same, but with tar overtones and mild residual "paper paste." Tannic, coarse finish. Not pleasant, but hopefully is just not ready. I am hoping that this wine simply needs a new millenium to show its true colors!
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11/14/1992 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
THANKSGIVING TASTING WITH THE WINE GROUP (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Strong, big rich fruit, exotic, buttery fruit, very creamy and smooth, atypical Cabernet fruit from Lynch-Bages, luscious but soft berry finish.
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8/30/1992 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chateau Lynch Bages versus Chateau Pichon Lalande, vintages 1980s (Walnut Creek, Ca.): Great, rich, red wine. My #5 of 6, Group #4.
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1/15/1992 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 82 Points
Deep ruby with red rim. Despite breathing and tasting over a two-hour period, the nose remained closed and simple, with currants and oak, as well as persistent "paper paste." Palate very tannic. Hopefully will improve.
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11/13/1991 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chateau Lynch Bages (Lafayette, Ca.): Dusty nose, nice fruit, lots of fruit and bark in the mouth, ripe, open fruit tonight, medium body, lots of wood, tannins and fruit on the finish.
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4/14/1990 - dbg wrote:
Saddle leather & ground beef aroma. Fat, supple, elegant, with
plummy, leathery, cedary fruit.
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