Winemaker Notes This wine has an intense garnet red colour with purple reflections. With a beautiful aromatic power, the nose opens on notes of ripe fruit that evoke wild blackberry and redcurrant. Beautiful smoky, peppery notes appear and confer a beautiful complexity. On the palate, the mouth presents a solid structure with coated tannins. The…
92pts James Suckling Lots of dark-berry and chocolate-bean aromas follow through to a full body, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. A blend of 50 per cent merlot, 45 per cent cabernet sauvignon and five per cent cabernet franc. Needs two or three years to soften. Better after 2022. 91pts Vinous The 2016 La Cardonne has…
95pts James Suckling This shows notes of ripe berries, savory herbs, pine cones, nut shell and overturned earth. Full body. Deep and intense with a compact core of dark fruit sitting on a bed of polished velvety tannins with great length. Lingering, chocolaty finish. Try after 2026. 93pts Jeb Dennuck Pretty red, blue, and black…
Tasting Notes Pale peach colour. Expressive nose with stone fruit aromas (peach, apricot) accompanied by iodine and aniseed notes.Balance, volume and good length in the mouth. A fresh and persistent finish that confirms the iodine and aniseed notes felt on the nose. Food Pairings: Monkfish skewers with pine nut sauce, Warm octopus salad with capers,…
Winemaker Notes Intense ruby red color. The nose pairs aromas of blackcurrant and black pepper, with licorice and toasted notes. The full-bodied palate offers a silky and elegant texture.Ideal with a T-bone steak.
100pts James Suckling Amazing aromas here with tobacco, crushed stone, cigar box, currants, tar, and lead pencil, as well as spices, iron, and dried ginger. Medium- to full-bodied, with a density and tightness. Very compact and complex. Racy. Delicacy with strength. Orange peel undertones. A wine to contemplate. You must understand it to understand the…
96pts James Suckling Stunning now. A fabulous nose of currants, crushed raspberry and blackberry. Full-bodied, with perfectly integrated tannins and a long, caressing finish. 94pts Robert Parker s Wine Advocate The Château Lagrange 2005 has an intense bouquet with cedar and graphite infusing the black fruit, nicely controlled and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with…
95pts Vinous The 2010 Langoa-Barton has a very pure and quite intense bouquet with black cherries, blueberry and star anis aromas that are typically Langoa. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, impressive body and grip with a liquorice-tinged, saline finish that maybe just lacks a little flesh and needs more on the aftertaste. 94pts…
93pts James Suckling Blueberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry in the nose with some sweet tobacco and moss. Full-bodied with chewy tannins that are polished and savory. Fruity yet reserved finish. 90pts Decanter A Cru Bourgeois Superieur as of the 2018 vintage, giving a good display of understated Medoc charm with its 2019 vintage. Blackberry and…
93pts James Suckling Blueberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry in the nose with some sweet tobacco and moss. Full-bodied with chewy tannins that are polished and savory. Fruity yet reserved finish. 90pts Decanter A Cru Bourgeois Superieur as of the 2018 vintage, giving a good display of understated Medoc charm with its 2019 vintage. Blackberry and…
100pts James Suckling A very complex nose of lavender, currants, spices, and hot stones. Full and dense on the palate, with a very tight structure. The tannins have a perfect polish to their density, and the finish is very intense, with wonderful fruit and truffle character. This turns almost decadent, with tremendous energy and a…
96pts Vinous 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…
#3 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023 99pts James Suckling 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. 98pts Wine Enthusiast…
98pts James Suckling What incredible precision and clarity here. Currants, mineral, mint and lead pencil. Full body, with super refined A wine with great beauty and finesse. Such elegance and ethereal quality for this estate. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a juicy delicious finish. Long and beautiful. This is the best Lynch in a…