2015 Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (24%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Petit Verdot (2%)
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 17+/20
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
- 92+/100
- Steven Spurrier
- 93/100
- James Suckling
- 95-96/100
- Antonio Galloni
- 96/100
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Description
Ch. Lynch-Bages shines out like a beacon this year; it is one of our favourite wines of the vintage. It has a very generous nose of toasty oak and dark fruits, which are immediately appealing. The powerfully structured palate has savoury hints of liquorice and ripe black juicy fruit combined in a dense, brooding, almost muscular mouth-feel.
Displaying some elegance too, this Cabernet-dominated wine will gain even more weight in barrel, and it could be tremendously stunning with patience. This estate now effortlessly outperforms its designated 1855 classification.
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
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Critics reviews
Much deeper crimson. Minerals and spice - a very winning combo - on the nose. But bone dry on the end after some pretty dry tannins. Very solid but needs time. Drier than many vintages. Still pretty tight.
Drink 2026 - 2040
Medium to deep garnet-purple in colour, the 2015 Lynch Bages offers up crushed black berries, black cherries and dried herbs with an earthy undercurrent. The medium-bodied palate is firm and taut, with lively fruit and a chewy finish.
Well-expressed, lightly concentrated black fruits with nice freshness to match the ripeness. A fine wine in a minor key.
Drink 2019 - 2028
Very classic styled Lynch with pretty ripe fruit and tannin balanced. Full body, firm and chewy tannins yet polished and refined. Alcohol and fruit balance are lower than in other top years, giving this wine freshness and energy.
One of the finest Pauillacs of 2015, Lynch-Bages is rich, racy and voluptuous. A rush of dark red and purplish stone fruit, mint, new leather, spice and blood orange give the 2015 a very decidedly exotic character that is impossible to miss.
Raspberry jam, mocha, new leather and expressive floral notes appear with time in the glass, rounding things out nicely. Even though the 2015 is quite forward and open at this stage, the wine has plenty of stuffing and the underlying structure to support many years of exceptional drinking.
This is a stellar showing for Lynch Bages.
Drink 2025 - 2055
About this wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pauillac
Chateau Lynch-Bages
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