Chateau Lynch-Bages - Pauillac 2020 (750ml)
Price: $165.00
# 3 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023
| Producer | Chateau Lynch-Bages |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pauillac |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005747 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
A beautifully layered red with blackcurrant hazelnut and lead-pencil character and fine velvety tannins. Full-bodied and reserved. It?s like a tightly knit ball of polished tannins that are cashmere in texture. So very long and impressive. Give this time. A terrific Lynch. Better after 2027.
Jane Anson: 98 Points
A superb Lynch Bages that grabs you and carries you through the palate slowly edging forward. Poised with a ton of slate and pencil lead on the finish this is pure Pauillac just so precise and full of character so much grip it's classic with a mouthwatering finish feels profound but throroughly approachable. 75% new oak 3.73ph. First vintage in new winery.
The Wine Independent: 96 Points
Deep garnet-purple in color the 2020 Lynch-Bages is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 31% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Fra
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2020 Lynch-Bages the first vintage vinified at the new winery has a beautifully-defined bouquet with a strong estuarine influence brine and seaweed infusing the black fruit. It's almost understated at first but it opens wonderfully in the glass - quintessentially Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins quite concentrated that is counterbalanced by a fine bead of acidity. The saline note on the finish is superb lingering in the mouth. What an absolutely delicious Lynch-Bages for the long-term. - By Neal Martin on December 2022
jaWine Spectator: 96 Points
Gorgeous from the start with cassis and violet notes leading off followed by additional waves of black cherry and blackberry fruit as well as sweet tobacco and iron. Shows subtle savory and cedar hints that stay in the background as the iron note pierces through the fruit on the finish. Almost approachable for the fruit but wait if you can. Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2040.
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
The 2020 Château Lynch-Bages brings even more density and depth and is another vin de garde in the vintage. A blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon 31% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot and the rest Cabernet Franc aged in 75% new barrels this inky hued beauty boasts a ripe powerful full-bodied style that carries serious concentration as well as building ripe velvety tannins. While it doesn't have the elegance of the 2019 it brings beautiful cassis and blackberry fruit lots of spice graphite and lead pencil aromatics terrific balance and a blockbuster finish. It's going to need at least a decade and will have 40-50 years of prime drinking.
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
The vintage that inaugurated the estate's new state-of-the-art winery the 2020 Lynch-Bages has turned out very nicely offering up aromas of crème de cassis and blackberries mingled with notions of pencil shavings spices and classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied deep and layered with good concentration ripe powdery tannins and a seamless integrated profile for such a young Lynch-Bages it shows considerable promise. The blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 31% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot incorporates more Merlot than usual reflecting relative yields in the vintage more than any stylistic shift.
