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2020 Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux
HoldRunning lowJancis Robinson MW 17+/20
At last, Lynch-Bages has its new cellar. It’s airy, functional, and striking, designed to give maximum flexibility to adapt to the château’s detailed vineyard analyses. Immediately of note is the energy and clarity that this inaugural vintage presents. Among the signature Lynch-Bages notes of cassis and tobacco, there are also perfumes of rose and violet. The palate rounds out and finishes with precision and sapid freshness, perhaps aided by the notably restrained alcohol of 13.41% (the label will have to say 13.5%).
Colour / grapeRed · Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
RegionBordeaux, France
Drink window2027–2055
2026Hold2055
Best withVeal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game and roast chicken - roasted, braised or grilled; also meaty fish, mushrooms, pasta and cheese
Critics
Jancis Robinson MW
17+/20
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Michael Schuster
92-94/100
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Antonio Galloni
93-95/100
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Neal Martin
94-96/100
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
94-96/100
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Jeb Dunnuck
95-97+/100
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Jane Anson MW
96/100
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James Suckling
98-99/100
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Vivino community
4/5
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