Critic Notes
Lynch’s second wine, which accounted for 35% of total production, saw no new oak in 2015. It’s quite a forward wine, with red and black fruits, nice texture and supple tannins. A claret that will provide plenty of pleasure in its youth. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2019-2024
Score: 91-/100Tim AtkinDrinking Window: 2019-2024
A silky and firm wine with pretty fruit and spice character. Full and fine. Second wine of Lynch and makes the grade. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com
Score: 90-91/100James Suckling
The 2015 Echo de Lynch Bages is a blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon and 34% Merlot, matured in one-year-old barrels. It has a fragrant, finely tuned bouquet of blackberry, pencil lead and a touch of citrus fruit - scents that gently unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, the acidity well judged, gentle in the mouth, but building in fruit intensity to a pleasurable graphite-tinged finish. One of those deuxième vins where more is less. This is a well-crafted Echo...echo...echo... Apr 2016, www.eRobertParker.com, Drink: 2019-2032
Score: 89-91/100Neal MartinDrinking Window: 2019-2032
66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot. Dark bright crimson. Scented and light weight but lively and very fresh. Just a bit dry and demanding. Very much a second wine… Pretty classic Pauillac - but no attempt at flattery. 13.3%. Apr 2016, www.JancisRobinson.com, Drink: 2023-2033
Score: 16-/20Jancis RobinsonDrinking Window: 2023-2033
Lively, with a fresh savory edge to the mix of red currant, blood orange and cherry notes, backed by a smooth, relatively open finish. Mar 2016, James Molesworth, www.WineSpectator.com
Score: 87-90/100Wine Spectator
The 2015 Echo de Lynch Bages is forward, succulent and quite expressive. A wine that will drink well early, the 2015 captures all of the radiance of the vintage, with good freshness and an appealing, mid-weight personality. The Echo is a quintessential 2015 endowed with lovely depth and tons of near-term appeal. Apr 2016, www.Vinous.com
Score: 87-89/100Antonio Galloni
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Echo de Lynch Bages has plenty of black fruits on the nose with an earthy undercurrent. The medium-bodied palate is firm and a bit hard with an herbal lift on the finish. Feb 2018, www.robertparker.com
Score: 86-/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown
