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Inside Bordeaux
Jane Anson
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08 Feb 24
Concentrated and muscular, this was the time when Lynch Bages was beginning to move into its more contemporary construction, with full on Pauillac signature at the top end. It was my wine of the year two years ago, and it delivers again - the graphite, the texture, the black fruits, the climb through the palate, it's just briliant, and punches way above its weight. 70% new oak, Eric Boissenot consultant.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2040
95
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
William Kelley
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28 Feb 22
The 2014 Lynch-Bages is full of promise, offering up a classic bouquet of rich but vibrant blackcurrant fruit mingled with with hints of loamy soil, cedar and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, deep and layered, with an abundance of ripe but youthfully assertive tannin, lively acids and a long, resonant finish, it will hit its stride in 10 to 15 years. This is an excellent Lynch-Bages that represents especially good value in the contemporary marketplace.
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2068
93
The Wine Independent
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
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05 Mar 24
The 2014 Lynch-Bages is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. The nose is a little restrained, slowly unfurling to reveal notes of blackcurrant jelly, kirsch, and sauteed herbs followed by wafts of cedar, leather, and dried lavender. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound, with a lively line and firm, grainy tannins framing the taut fruit, finishing long and savory.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2040
92
Vinous
Neal Martin
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19 Mar 24
The 2014 Lynch-Bages has a wonderful, precise, focused bouquet that exudes class. The oak is beautifully assimilated with superb mineralité. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a dash of white pepper and sage, gaining depth towards the harmonious and almost Saint-Julien-inspired finish. Probably ready now, but can drink over the next 15 to 20 years. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2050
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Jancis Robinson
James Lawther
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25 Feb 25
69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in oak barrels (75% new).
Deep purple-violet hue. Dark-fruit notes on the nose but still quite reserved. Steely and fresh on attack then minerally and firm on the palate. Dry finish. A touch austere but very Pauillac. Needs a little more time but the potential is there. (JL)
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2040