deeply colored, ruby red rim. decanted for several hours. at first a bit closed, by end of night it was showed very Pauillac notes of sweet currant and cedar. on the palate high acids, moderate flesh on the midpalate, moderate amount of firm oak and grape tannins. balanced wine with ok length, good intensity, ok complexity. wine had some finesse, a somewhat coarse and slightly disjointed texture, excellent expression of place. this needs time. give it 1-3 then check back
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Typical Bordeaux style, but not Pauillac style, lack that intensity, a bit disappointing for a well acclaimed second wine from an excellent vintage, not a bad wine but nothing stands out.
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First time trying a bottle with a couple of years on it and it was pretty good. Great body and surprisingly no interference from the tannins as we all know from the Lynch Bages estate to be tannic. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to try my case of 19's in about 4 to 5 years, But if I find some more from this year I will buy another bottle or two. Overall a great second wine.
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1/23/2024 - yeomanse Likes this wine: 91 Points
Aged well, cherry, blueberry, rose petal, tabacco. Drinking best after an hour or two of decanting.
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12/8/2023 - markjanes wrote:
deeply colored, ruby red rim. decanted for several hours. at first a bit closed, by end of night it was showed very Pauillac notes of sweet currant and cedar. on the palate high acids, moderate flesh on the midpalate, moderate amount of firm oak and grape tannins. balanced wine with ok length, good intensity, ok complexity. wine had some finesse, a somewhat coarse and slightly disjointed texture, excellent expression of place. this needs time. give it 1-3 then check back
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4/8/2023 - Kevin Mak wrote: 85 Points
Typical Bordeaux style, but not Pauillac style, lack that intensity, a bit disappointing for a well acclaimed second wine from an excellent vintage, not a bad wine but nothing stands out.
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12/29/2022 - Agunner23 Likes this wine: 90 Points
First time trying a bottle with a couple of years on it and it was pretty good. Great body and surprisingly no interference from the tannins as we all know from the Lynch Bages estate to be tannic. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to try my case of 19's in about 4 to 5 years, But if I find some more from this year I will buy another bottle or two. Overall a great second wine.
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6/5/2022 - Muledog71 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still plenty of life left in this one. Is it “worth”70$ ? Yeah I don’t think so. However, on day three it was still popping! Bumped up to a 92
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