2011 Lynch Bages
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Tasting Notes
The 2011 Lynch Bages has a fine nose of liqueur fruit and creme de cassis. This is a big mouthful with terrific energy and harmony. High-toned and extrovert. Perhaps finishing just a tiny bit dry but barely. Very good.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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This is a very dense Lynch Bages with firm, generous tannins which have been very well handled. Flavours are polished and layered with a fairly long finish. Flavours of blackberries, plums and fresh Chinese red dates mingle here. This wine will require several years for the tannins to soften but it shows good ageing potential. AsianPalate.com
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot are found in the blend, which reached 13.2% alcohol and will be aged in 75% new oak. Yields were 45 hectoliters per hectare. Deep in color with a perfumed filled with coffee, blackberry, chocolate and tobacco, there are ample fresh and bright cassis flavors found in the finish.theWineCellarInsider.com
This is quite wonderful with a beautiful balance of ultra-fine tannins and pretty fruits from currant to blueberries. Full-bodied. Delicious to taste. Deft winemaking here for the vintage. jamessuckling.com
About the producer
Ch. Lynch-Bages is one of the largest and best properties in Pauillac, in the Médoc. While officially classified as a Fifth Growth estate, it regularly competes with the First and Second Growths when it comes to quality and ageability.