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Lynch Bages (Ex-Château) 2005 150cl

5eme Grand Cru Classé | Pauillac | Bordeaux | France
CHF 529.70
Critics scores
19 Rene Gabriel
15: Er öffnet sich, nach einem feinen Reduktionston, nur zaghaft, dahinter zeigt er schon ziemlich viel reife, leicht pflaumige Konturen. Es findet momentan grad der Wechsel von Frucht auf Terroir statt, was eine erste Genussreife anzeigt. Im Gaumen saftig, lang und elegant, viel Aromendruck im süsslichen Finale. Die noch verlangenden Tannine gegen Schluss verlangen dann doch noch nach mehr Flaschenreife. Wer ihn jetzt schon entkorkt, verpasst ein Teil seiner Grösse. (19/20). 15: Magnumflaschen. Momentan ist er in einer brachiale, schier vulgären Cabernetphase. Die Frucht ist am Abklingen und das Terroir beginnt zu übernehmen. Das wird was! Ganz sicher!
96 Wine Spectator
Textbook, with mouthfilling and slightly gutsy black currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors bound together by singed cedar, iron and tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting to stretch out.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Best from 2020 through 2040. 35,000 cases made. –JM
92 Robert Parker
As for the 2005 Lynch-Bages, it is a sexy, surprisingly soft and accessible style of wine, with a deep ruby/purple color, loads of crème de cassis, cedar wood and forest floor notes, medium to full body, ripe tannin and a long, fleshy finish. Drink it over the next 15+ years
Producer
Château Lynch Bages
Overlooking the Gironde estuary, Château Lynch-Bages is located on the outskirts of Pauillac, on the Plateau de Bages, one of the most beautiful gravelly rises in the appellation. The estate formerly belonged to the Lynch family, originally from Ireland, and was purchased by Jean-Charles Cazes in 1934. Starting in the 80’s, Jean-Michel Cazes undertook an in-depth modernization of Lynch-Bages, while preserving the former 19th century vat room. This a area is a rare example of traditional winemaking equipment that was used in Médoc many years ago. In 2006, Jean-Michel handed over management to his son Jean-Charles, and took on the project of breathing new life into the adjacent Village de Bages. The wines of Lynch-Bages reflect the family tradition of generosity and excellence. Lynch-Bages combines structure, finesse and elegance, offering generous aromas in its youth and developing deeper complexities with bottle age. The second wine, Echo de Lynch-Bages is round, soft and seductive in its youth, with outstanding potential for bottle age. The estate also produces a fine Bordeaux white, Blanc de Lynch-Bages, which is a lively and crisp wine with fresh fruits and white flower aromas that dance with delicate woody and vanilla notes.