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2006 CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac

2006 CHÂTEAU LYNCH BAGES 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac

Grapes: Origin: France, Bordeaux
Lea & Sandeman review
With much of the Merlot in the Haut Bages Averous, Lynch is 79% Cabernet this year, and it shows. Taut, pure blackcurrant and blueberry, not heavy, but rather liquid, flowing, fresh and pure. Lots of really juicy precision. Complex layers of flavour roll across the palate, cedary cigar-box notes with the fruit, great elegance, especially for Lynch, and long.   93/100

Other reviews and comments
Shows very good concentration of currant and berry fruit. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity finish. Solid core of everything.   92-94/100
James Suckling, The Wine Spectator
Blackish crimson with a purple rim. Superripe black fruit and warm mocha aromas though not especially intense and overall a bit inky. Dense yet fresh and aromatic on the mid palate and a long dry finish. 2014-25   17
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
Intense colour, masses of concentrated berry fruit in the Lynch-Bages style, rich and ripe but all in balance, lovely fragrance and sappy, savoury length on the palate, firm and expressive. 2014-30.   ****
www.decanter.com
The nose is very closed with cedar, a touch of sous-bois and black tea. Focused with good definition. The palate is pure and cedar-driven with firm grip. Blueberry, a touch of graphite, good nervosity with a long, minerally finish. A persistency Lynch Bages, much more focus than in previous vintages. A commendable debut for Jean-Charles Cazes.   92-94/100
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, erobertparker.com
This may turn out to be the finest Lynch Bages made since the 2000. The vintages between 2000 and 2006 are certainly very good, but seemingly lighter-styled in addition to being more forward and soft. The seriously-endowed, dense ruby/purple-tinged 2006 reveals a classic nose of creme de cassis, roasted meats as well as herbs, licorice, and toasty oak. Fleshy, full-bodied, opulent, and well-endowed, it will be at its peak in 5-6 years, and should keep for 20 or more. 2012-27   91-93/100
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
Bright ruby. Pure, rather cool aromas of cassis, blackberry, minerals, licorice and mint. Juicy, intense and penetrating, with impressive definition to the primary black fruit and shoe polish flavors. Serious, even a bit inky, but not hard. Less exuberant at this early stage than the 2005 was a year ago, but this boasts rather broad shoulders and lovely depth of flavor. Jean-Charles Cazes says the combination of focus and big but ripe tannins reminds him of the '96.   89-92/100
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
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