2010 Lynch Bages (750ml OWC) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

ONLY AVAILABLE IN 12 BOTTLE ORIGINAL WOOD CASE. PRICE ABOVE IS PER BOTTLE.

WINE IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN 2013

Vintage: 2010
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Lynch Bages
Vineyard:
Designation:
Appellation: Pauillac
Producer: Chateau Lynch Bages
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc

Tasting note: Over the last three vintages, Lynch Bages has returned with a vengeance after somewhat listless performances following their brilliant duo of 1989 and 1990. Much of the credit for this must go to Jean-Charles Cazes who has taken over for his father, Jean-Michel, one of the greatest ambassadors Bordeaux has ever had. The 2010 blew me away on each occasion I tasted it during my two week sojourn in Bordeaux. Tannic and concentrated, this huge Pauillac boasts an inky/purple color as well as impressive notes of creme de cassis, smoke, graphite and spring flowers. This dense, seriously endowed, monstrous Lynch Bages is reminiscent of some of the wines made at this estate in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It will require 4-5 years of cellaring and should be drinkable for 3-4 decades. (95-97pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: May 2011
Score: 95-97
Drink: 2015-45

Tasting note: What incredible precision and clarity here. Currants, mineral, mint and lead pencil. Full body, with super refined tannins and a long, long finish. I am loving this young wine. It just builds on the palate. Goes so long. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. (98-99pts. James Suckling)

Tasted: Apr. 2011
Score: 98-99
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Franc made up the blend for 2010. Visually, the wine sports a deep ruby color. It’s big, fat and concentrated, sweet ripe, blackberries and cassis. This is a masculine, powerful, structured vintage for Lynch Bages. The tannins are ripe, but this wine will require serious aging before becoming civilized. The wine ends with a blast of ripe, chewy cabernet fruit. Yields were close to 10% less across the board than in 2009 at 50 hectoliters per hectare. (94-95pts. Jeff Leve, Thewinecellarinsider.com)

Tasted: Apr. 2011
Score: 94-95
Drink: N/A 

Tasting note: This is densely packed, with loads of crushed fig, plum and blackberry. Shows ample tobacco, roasted apple wood and bittersweet cocoa notes as well, but stays defined, with a long, authoritative finish that delivers waves of grip, backed by even more grip. (95-98pts. JM, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2011
Score: 95-98
Drink: N/A 

Tasting note: Dark-hued wine. Intense and fresh on the nose. Delicate pulp on entry but I expected a tighter frame on the mid-palate. Tasty and deliciously melting in the persistence. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 18% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. (89pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: 2011
Score: 89
Drink: N/A