Lot 346
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1978 (1)
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1986 (2) WA 94
CHÂTEAU MOUTON-BARONNE-PHILIPPE 1961 (1)
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 1986 (1)
Lot 346 Details
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1978 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
u. vts. stained, soiled & marked label. scraped capsule.
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1986 (2)
Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. 2 x vts. 2 x stained labels.
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 MOUTON-BARONNE-PHILIPPE 1961 (1)
Pauillac.
u. hs. 4 x stained labels. 1 x scraped capsule.
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 1986 (1)
Pomerol.
u. ts. soiled & scraped label.