2010 Lynch Bages

The deep ruby 2010 Lynch-Bages has aromas of plums, blackberries, cherries and cedar, but is ultimately a very dark wine with amazing density and concentration and thick tannins. While these tannins are currently overwhelming, there is enough freshness there with hints of lively fruit and acidity that it will likely open up in about five years time.. This is a classy, serious Lynch Bages and will need time to evolve.? asianpalate.com

Lynch Bages 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Franc made up the blend for 2010. Visually, the wine sports a deep ruby color. It?s big, fat and concentrated, sweet ripe, blackberries and cassis. This is a masculine, powerful, structured vintage for Lynch Bages. The tannins are ripe, but this wine will require serious aging before becoming civilized. The wine ends with a blast of ripe, chewy cabernet fruit. Yields were close to 10% less across the board than in 2009 at 50 hectoliters per hectare. winecellarinsider.com

Profound in colour and tastes of blackcurrant, black cherry, tobacco smoke and minerality. All the tastes are carefully concealed under acids and subtle but dense tannins – tannins nevertheless which did not reach the record levels of 2009. However, both years will live out the half century, though, if tasted in ten years, the density and fire of the 2009 will be as promising as the plenteous underlying body of the 2010.