1989 Lynch Bages | FINE+RARE Wines

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£4,695.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

£391.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£391.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

The 1989 has taken forever to shed its formidable tannins, but what a great vintage of Lynch Bages! I would rank it at the top of the pyramid although the 1990, 2000, and down the road, some of the more recent vintages such as 2005, 2009 and 2010 should come close to matching the 1989's extraordinary concentration and undeniable aging potential. Its dense purple color reveals a slight lightening at the edge and the stunning bouquet offers classic notes of creme de cassis, subtle smoke, oak and graphite. Powerful and rich with some tannins still to shed at age 22, it is still a young adolescent in terms of its evolution and will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring. It should prove to be a 50 year wine. Wine Advocate.August, 2011

Score: 99-/100Robert Parker

Delivers so much blackberry, leather and dried fruits on the nose. Full-bodied, with ultrapolished tannins and a silky mouthfeel. The palate turns to leaves, cedar and dried berries on the finish, which goes on and on. This is still reserved for the vintage, suggesting a long life ahead. Just coming around now, but will improve many years ahead. I have always loved this Lynch.¿'89/'99 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2009). Drink now. 35,000 cases made. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2010

Score: 96-/100Wine Spectator

I have tasted the Chateau Lynch Bages 1989 several times since my last penned note in 2010. It is such a consistent wine, a Pauillac that never lets you down. Here it continues to sport a relatively backward blackberry and cedar scented nose, the graphite (pencil box) element a little more accentuated. The aromatic purr like a Bentley, unraveling with each swirl of the glass. The palate is very well defined with a rigid structure, well-judged acidity and hints of chestnut and cooked meat offering secondary notes on the dense finish that suggest a long drinking plateau. What a stupendous wine from Jean-Michel Cazes! Tasted June 2014. Jul 2016, www.robertparker.com

Score: 95-/100Neal Martin

About The Producer

The producer

Chateau Lynch Bages

Château Lynch-Bages was originally founded in the 18th century by Thomas Lynch, the son of a Galway merchant, who had fled to Bordeaux after the defeat of Catholic King James by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Thomas was born in Bordeaux and married Elisabeth Drouillard, the daughter of the owner of the Bages estate. Following the death of her father in 1749, Elisabeth and Thomas inherited the estate, affixing the Lynch name to the property in the village of Bages. Château Lynch-Bages has been owned by the Cazes family since 1939.

Interview with Jean-Charles Cazes of Chateau Lynch Bages

Last week we were fortunate to have a one-to-one tasting with Jean-Charles Cazes, the managing director of Chateau Lynch Bages, as well as Chateau Haut-Batailley and Chateau Ormes de Pez. Not only did we have the opportunity to taste the fantastic range of 2019 wines from the estates, but we were also given the opportunity to dig a little deeper ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON June 10, 2020

Emeline Borie Introduces a Progressive New Approach in Pauillac

Emeline Borie has big shoes to fill as she takes on her newest role as the President of Pauillac. Emeline was elected in October of last year, taking over from the larger-than-life Jean Michel Cazes, the owner of Chateau Lynch Bages. Emeline however is no stranger to Pauillac, having been born and raised at Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, one of ...

ON July 12, 2018

St Julien vs. Pauillac - Tasting in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

Head of F+R Asia Ross Eva shares his notes from an evening spent sampling some of the very best Bordeaux, against the bright lights of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour... Working in the wine trade is not without perks. One of the best is that when a client asks you to help out with an event they’re hosting it usually means ...

ON October 9, 2015

Chateau Clos de Sarpe: Tasting through the Ages

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ON May 17, 2019

A showcase of Faiveley wines at the Annual Domaine Faiveley Grand Cru lunch

On a sunny afternoon last week, my fellow Private Client Account Managers, Martin and Peter and I attended an insightful tasting of the wines of Domaine Faiveley. Hosted by winemaker Erwan Faiveley, this was more than a regular tasting with lunch. Held at the two Michelin starred ‘The Square’, chef Phillip Howard devised a menu that beautifully and sympathetically allowed ...

ON May 27, 2014

Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 99-/100Robert Parker

Score: 96-/100Wine Spectator

Score: 95-/100Neal Martin

The producer

Chateau Lynch Bages

Interview with Jean-Charles Cazes of Chateau Lynch Bages

BY Gavin Smith,

ON June 10, 2020

Emeline Borie Introduces a Progressive New Approach in Pauillac

ON July 12, 2018

St Julien vs. Pauillac - Tasting in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

ON October 9, 2015

Chateau Clos de Sarpe: Tasting through the Ages

ON May 17, 2019

A showcase of Faiveley wines at the Annual Domaine Faiveley Grand Cru lunch

ON May 27, 2014

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pauillac

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

12.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window