1996 Lynch Bages Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 1.5L
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DC 95 JL 93 WS 92 WA 91 JR 90 NM 90
DC 95

Decanter, January 2021

Deep plum in colour, holding its Pauillac character perfectly at 25 years old, opening up to show cedar, pencil shavings, tobacco, graphite, cassis and touches of raspberry purée. This is very much in the drinking window...
JL 93

TheWineCellarInsider.com, October 2015

At close to 20 years of age, I could not believe how young this still seems. With 3 hours of air, the cassis and cigar box characteristics were showing their stuff. There are still some tannins to be resolved. With 4...
WS 92

Wine Spectator, January 2007

This is much more open than the 1995. Offers aromas and flavors of currant mint and spices. Full-bodied soft and velvety with a fruit finish. Starting to drink well now.--Lynch-Bages non-blind vertical. Best from 2008...
WA 91

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2016

The 1996 Lynch Bages has a delightful fresh, minty bouquet that does not quite deliver the complexity of recent vintages, nicely perfumed with hints of wilted rose petal developing with time. The palate is well balanced...
JR 90

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, February 2011

Mid ruby. Savoury nose reminiscent of wet stones and then a real weight of ripe fruit. Still some greenness on the finish but this seems a bit more set for future development than most. 17/20
NM 90

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, January 2009

This is much more masculine and austere on the nose than the 1995. Very typical of a 1996 Pauillac with scents of cigar box and smoke, although there appears to be less fruit intensity and opulence than the 1995. A silky...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pauillac
Vintage 1996
Size 1.5L