Wine Spectator: Dark, rich and deeply concentrated. California-like, with its opulent coffee, herb, cedar, currant, coffee, mineral and spice flavors. Reaching a nice drinking plateau, but ha...

Wine Spectator: ...Solid red with loads of spicy, rich berry fruit, with just the hint of spice. Full-bodied, with a well-integrated fruit and tannin structure. Long finish. Tight and firm no...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: No doubt this vintage of La Mission-Haut-Brion was probably overlooked once the highly publicized 1982 vintage was conceived, but this wine has always been, in my opinion, one...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: An outstanding combination of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Semillon, this full-bodied, dry white boasts copious quantities of lemon grass, honeysuckle, and apple notes backed u...

About this Wine: " Lynch-Bages made primarily from Cabernet-Sauvignon, is famous for its fine bouquet and rich tannin, which becomes soft and delicious with age. Lynch-Bages is powerful with a...

Wine Spectator: Still a bit compact, with blueberry coulis, fig and blackberry paste notes tightly wound, backed by tangy black licorice, singed apple wood and tar on the finish, which featur...

Wine Enthusiast: This is a structured, ripe wine that also has a great sense of freshness—vibrant blackberry flavor and lively acidity. The finish retains the same delicious freshness and brig...

Wine Spectator: Offers a very solid, plump core of blackberry and crushed cherry notes, with sweet spice filling in on the finish, where a lightly singed wood edge shows through and should in...

Wine Spectator: Very high-toned today, with a whiff of talcum powder giving way to bright sweet pea and lime notes. The tightly wound finish lets herb and fleur de sel flecks peek out, but th...

Wine Spectator: Loaded with layers of blanched almond, white peach, yellow apple and Cavaillon melon fruit flavors, all backed by piercing chamomile, fleur de sel, citrus oil and green plum n...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...the finest I have ever tasted.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This wine was rated, but no tasting notes were given.

Wine Spectator: Pretty lemon, dried flowers and dried citrus fruits on the nose. Full-bodied, with medium acidity and a lemony, white pepper and fruit finish. Best after 2005. -JS

Wine Spectator: Bright aromas of apple, lemon and pie tart. Full-bodied, with a waxy texture and a rich, fruity finish. A solid wine. Best after 2008. -JS

Wine Spectator: Has beautiful aromas of mineral, flint, lemon and sliced red apple. Full-bodied, with lovely fruit and clean, ripe acidity. Shows hints of cream and vanilla, with a rich, bala...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pungently aromatic, super-ripe nose of grapefruit, mango and honey. Silky and voluminous, with very strong extract and enough acidity to maintain its freshness. Actually rathe...

Wine Spectator: Beautiful and sweet. A joy to taste. Lovely berry, floral and hints of vanilla on the nose and palate. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a caressing, delicious fin...