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LOT 400

Lot 400

CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2000 (1) WA 97
CHÂTEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE BARON 2000 (1) WA 97

CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2000 (1) WA 97 CHÂTEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE BARON 2000 (1) WA 97
Lot 400 Details
CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 2000 (1)

Pauillac. 5ième Cru Classé
u. vts.

Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully over the last eleven years, this wine is still an adolescent, but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance. One of the all-time great examples of Lynch Bages, the 2000 is just beginning to drink well yet promises to last for another 20-25+ years. August 2011 WA 97

CHÂTEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE BARON 2000 (1)

Pauillac. 2ième Cru Classé
u. vts. wrinkled label.

The 2000 Château Pichon Baron is just getting better and better and better. This is a millennial Left Bank with the keys to the top drawer. It has an incredibly precise, mineral-driven bouquet with intense black fruit infused with cedar and graphite scents. It just reeks of Pauillac in an almost uncompromising, yet compelling manner. The palate is structured, stylish and effortless, extraordinarily pure and unerringly youthful. This is a Pichon Baron saying, "You ain't seen nothing yet." You could broach this now if you wanted, but the clever people will wisely bunker this for another decade and gloat from 2025 onward. Tasted January 2016. Drink: 2025-2050 WA 97

2 bts.    per lot $600 - $800

Realised: $966

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