Lot 77
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1985 (2)
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1986 (4) 94 WA
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2003 (3) 94 WA
Lot 77 Details
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1985 (2)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. 2 x vts. 1 x scuffed label. 1 x scraped & corroded capsule
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1986 (4)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. 4 x bn.
The 1986 Lynch Bages has a knockout bouquet that wraps its arms around you with all its loveliness: pure black cherries, mint and cedar, even a touch of glycerine still there. Vibrant and youthful. The palate is beautifully balanced, crisp and taut, linear but very precise with a fine bead of acidity. You just fall for the harmony of this Lynch Bages, the intensity of fruit that seems undiminished on the finish. Is it up there with the 1989 and 1990? Maybe not, but it is not far behind. Frankly this Lynch Bages is a 1986 Claret that you cannot own too much of and as I commented to Jean-Michel Cazes tasting alongside me, at 30 years of age it still has more to give. Tasted July 2016. Drink: 2016-2040 WA 94
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2003 (3)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
1 x scraped label. 1 x scuffed label
A healthy, youthful dark plum/ruby/purple color is followed by a bouquet of smoke, barbecued meats, black currants and new saddle leather. With full body and sweet tannin, this 2003 is strutting its stuff. Although it is not as fine as the 1989, 1990, or 2000, it is a complex, classic Pauillac to enjoy over the next decade. August 2014 WA 94