Lynch Bages is a wine that I generally buy every year. I found the
2001 Lynch Bages on close-out last year and bought a case for $42/ bottle a year or so ago. I opened one last night with dinner to see where the wine stood. The wine was dark purple with a medium weight in the glass. Nose of cassis, lead lencil, cedar and anise. Quite smooth on the palate with moderate fruit and a nice core of acidity. Blackberry, black cherry, a touch of espresso and anise and a bit of wood and stones on the finish. Moderate tannins. I'd give the wine a few more years to fully flesh out but it's drinking well now. B+