TN: 1989 Ch. Lynch-Bages

My wife and I shared a bottle of our anniversary wine last evening (18 yrs of marriage), the 1989 Ch. Lynch Bages. We initially procured the wine on futures, and it has been stored in my relatively warm (62F) "cellar" since its arrival. This wine is still developing. Decanted an hour before we started drinking it, accompanying Steak Diane. Still very dark, with just a hint of red-purple at the rim. Nose a bit restrained, but some black- fruit aromas and plenty of lead-pencil. On the palate a rich, full mouthfeel, and still considerable structure, but in balance. Very pure core of Pauillac fruit, and a long (more than 2 min), layered finish with fruit and secondary flavors coming and going. This is only the second year in which the wine has appeared to be opening up. It has a long future, so I am glad I have more.

Marc

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MarcB
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Marc Thanks for the notes. Happy anniversary to both of you.

Jon

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Zeppo

I had this last week, lovely wine indeed.

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DaleW

Lynch Bages is always a favorite of mine thanks for the notes. I've always found LB to hvae a little Brett that is more pronounced in some years than others. Can I assume that the '89 shows a bit of brett?

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Bi!!

Can't speak for Marc, but I didn't get any real bretty aromas from an '89 Friday. But I'm not very brett sensitive, and of course different people react to different strains. I have gotten brett from '78 and '83 Lynches.

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DaleW

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Mike Hagley

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Brett is short for Brettanomyces, a genus of yeast. Presence of this yeast produces flavour compounds that, when present in small amounts, can have a positive effect on the wine's character. When present in larger amounts, the effect is negative and the wine is considered spoiled. The effects of Brett are often described as a barnyard funk, or compared to band-aids and sweaty leather.

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Paul Arthur

We're sipping away the last bottles 1970 Ch. Lynch Bages. It's quite wonderful, much bigger than other 1970 clarets. We haven't started on the case of 1982's yet. Has anyone recently tried this year for Ch. Lynch Bages, or for any other Bordeaux? TIA,

Kent

Kent

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Kent

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