Chateau Lynch Bages2006
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Lynch-Bages
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
73% Cabernet Sauvignon
15% Merlot
2% Petit Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pauillac
- UPC 0 15643 47804 8
Reviews
James Suckling 92
Very focused and pretty now, with currants, minerals and hints of dried flowers. Full body with super-integrated tannins and a long finish. Beautiful.
by JS, James Suckling , 2013
Wine Advocate 93
Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Lynch Bages has another quite vivacious bouquet with lively black cherries, kirsch and wild mint aromas that do not hold back. I love the purity here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine supple tannin, well-judged acidity, a gentle grip in the mouth, and plenty of lightly spiced and surprisingly intense fruit on the bravura finish. The Cazes family oversaw a very sophisticated Lynch-Bages in this vintage that may well surpass many peoples' expectations.
by NM, Wine Advocate , 2016
Wine Enthusiast 94
Year after year, Lynch-Bages is able to produce sumptuous wines, typically rich, powerful and structured. This is solid, the blackberry ripe fruit enveloping this structure with a velvet sheen. This is developing into one of the successes of the vintage.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2009
Wine Spectator 92
Blackberry, licorice and mint aromas lead to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and lots of blackberry and mineral fruit character. Shows outstanding concentration and balance. Best after 2014.
by JS, Wine Spectator , 2009
Technical Details
Technical data
Surface : 90 hectaresTerroir (soil) : Garonne Gravel
Harvest : Hand-picked and sorted at the vineyard
Ageing : French oak barrels for 15 months (70% new wood)
Blending : 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Vintage
A classic mature vintage, the nose offers an attractive interplay between deep, buttery black fruits, some cedar and graphite notes, and a cool, minty Cabernet character. The wine has plenty of structure and backward, muscular personnality, but beautiful fruit on the attack and alluring purity and a nicely textured mouthfeel.A full-bodied finish with plenty of wrapping sweetness completes this tightly-packed LynchBages.