We were at a party last night and I tasted a lot of wines but this one really stood out. I opened it upon arrival, decanted it and hid it in a cupboard for an hour before tasting. It was still quite dark reddish purple with a bit of pink at the rim. The nose was straightforward Bordeaux with plenty of black fruit, tobacco, a bit of barnyard and the usual trademark Lynch Bages horse blanket/wet dog brett although in this case it was quite faint. The wine was rich on the palate showing a ton of cassis, plum, and blackberry. A bit of anise and espresso with a bit of minerality on the finish. Faily low acid with plush, well resolved tannins. The wine will hold for many years to come. Maybe one of my favorite vintages of Lynch Bages and a wine that rarely disappoints. I solid "A" on the Dale Scale.
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17 years ago