Critic Notes
This is really excellent with sliced apples, lemon rind, minerals and stones. Medium to full body, vivid and energetic acidity and a long and powerful, almost minerally finish. Wow. Mar 2017, www.jamessuckling.com
Score: 95-/100James Suckling
This offers more proof that the whites in the Médoc have resisted the heat of August. The pH here is 3.01, and certainly the impression in the glass is of beautiful freshness with a creamy mid-palate of white peaches, honeysuckle and gentle citrus sorbet. Fermented at a low temperature in a combination of stainless steel, one year old barrels and 45% new oak with a very light toast, this is very delicate and extremely pretty. A blend of 52% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon and 18% Muscadelle. Apr 2017, www.decanter.com, Drink: 2019-2032
Score: 94-/100DecanterDrinking Window: 2019-2032
The 2016 Blanc de Lynch-Bages delivers notions of ripe apples, spiced pears and lemon pie with touches of lime zest and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied with super intensity in the mouth, it has a seriously zesty palate and a long refreshing finish. Nov 2018, www.robertparker.com
Score: 91-/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown
52% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillon, 18% Muscadelle. Picked mainly after the rains of 13 September. 45% new oak. Pungent with a slightly rich palate entry and then masses of crispness. Really quite tight on the end. Racy and lots of tension, with none of the flab of some dry whites in 2016. Apr 2017, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2018-2021
Score: 16.5-/20Jancis RobinsonDrinking Window: 2018-2021
Open, with modest lime, thyme and white asparagus notes. Quick finish. Apr 2017, James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com
Score: 87-90/100Wine Spectator
The 2016 Lynch-Bages Blanc is a tasty, crisp white to drink now and over the next year or so, while the citrus peel and floral notes retain their brightness. All things considered, the Blanc shows good freshness for the year, with the extra kick of tropical, exotic fruit that the Muscadelle brings to the blend. The composition is 52% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillon and 18% Muscadelle. Apr 2017, www.vinous.com
Score: 88-/100Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Blanc de Lynch Bages had been bottled the week before I tasted it. A blend of 52% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sémillon and 18% Muscadelle. It has a straightforward bouquet with citrus lemon, grapefruit and touch of yellow flowers. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, taut and linear with pink grapefruit and touches of quince, a nice touch of sour lemon lending some tension towards the finish. Drink over the next three or four years. Apr 17, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2017-2022 Apr 2017, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2017-2022
Score: 88-/100Neal MartinDrinking Window: 2017-2022
